When it was built in the 1930's it must have been impressive, so different from the flint and brick cottages which formed the bulk of the older proper...ies in the village. It was now very distressed as the old man living there hadn't been able to look after it. The garden was overgrown and the walls were green with moss and grey with peeling paint; a far cry from the brilliant white it would have been when it was built.The old man who lived there, Mr Sommers, was a recluse; no-one really knew. He was going to be a doctor.The ornamental band on his left wrist, was actually a very sophisticated diagnostic tool. His backpack was loaded with medications, and his combat car had an auto doc on board that could do anything short of return life to the dead.The SNARKS had gotten enough sensor readings to know that the humans here were human enough to be treated with the medicines Eric had with him. The ship had down loaded a small medical library into the micro-computer that had been placed. ‘What the heck,’ she remarked to the empty store. ‘Why not?’ Her boss arrived at 10:20 and they closed the store. They locked up and walked to their cars. She looked around. Her ‘date’ wasn’t there. ‘What’s up?’ her boss asked. ‘Waiting for someone?’ She nodded. ‘I, ah, kinda have a date,’ she said. ‘Want me to stick around until he comes?’ the boss asked. ‘No, it’s all right. I’ll wait in my car a few minutes,’ she told him. ‘Maybe something came up.’ She almost hoped something had come up and. I'll agree to anything."I could almost see her bouncing in her seat. I smiled and tears started in my eyes."First. You must agree most solemnly not to tell anyone else where he is. Not your mother. Not your brothers." You know I have brothers?" You said your Dad used to play with your brothers. Now will you swear not to tell a soul where he is? He will eventually make himself known, but not yet." Yes, yes, I don't understand why, but I'll keep it a secret. Anything to see him again." She was.