Some of my friends were really into all that stuff already, but I wasn't. One other thing I'd gotten from the interview with Mr. Harkness had been the...definite idea that I soon would be more interested in it. I'm sure I already knew that, just from what I'd learned in Health Education, but, until he'd spoken to me about it, I'd never really given too much thought to how much being interested in that kind of thing might effect how I might score on any future CAP testing I might participate. "According to the rules and regulations, to which we poor officials pay our humble obeisance, I ought to read it first, but here you are, my friend!"And John Griffiths read his daughter's astonishing letter."Darling DaddyHow lovely to hear from you. I am crying now for the first time since I came here! I hope I don't smudge this letter too badly with my silly tears, which I do faithfully and truly assure you, are of joy rather than sadness! I assume Mummy and George are both well. I hope so and. I'd grown up with my dad, moving from ranch to ranch, getting some school where I could, but mostly learning how to throw rope, mend fence, and read minds. Horses, steers, and cowboys ... I knew what they were thinking, even if they didn't.I got my three R's from living in the bunkhouses and handy homes, as they were called sometimes. Reading and writing from old newspapers and Zane Grey paperbacks, and math from playing poker with the boys. I'd been raped twice, but that second time had been. Other times, Lucy could look at William with such wanton lust that all Barbara wanted to do was ravish her. She just wished that Lucy would look at her with that kind of desire."She's brilliant," Ed said knowing that William valued Lucy's mind far beyond her physical beauty.Barbara said, "I know. She's scary brilliant. That's part of her charm." She values your mind as much as William does. You find that kind of appreciation sexually exciting," Ed said looking over at Barbara. He noticed a.