"So, you plan to burn the candle at both ends?" I tried to joke, but my sense of humor left much to be desired. I was still not inured to Cathy's fate..."Sort of, but not really. I get tired around ten, so we should be back by then." Food?" No, unless you are hungry. Mom has something for a late supper, and I'd rather not waste the time and your money. It's getting cooler now, how about a walk in Chesney Park?"We ended up walking in the park for a couple of hours, taking it slow and with frequent. When we found the women and children, Mr Perry and Mr Harris were watching for us. They both held laser rifles and were relieved when they saw us. It took a couple of minutes to get things sorted.We had lost a few men at the pads and their wives or parents cried but they were colony people and knew life was hard. I put men or women on the side or back and headed into the forest. Mr Perry had told me they had punched the message through and Fleet had acknowledged it. I knew that only meant it. Penny, filled with dread, watched as Marilyn swished through the copies of them with her red pen without a care. Marilyn worked quickly and carefully, in her ruthless, hacking manner. She destroyed adverbs without a single thought, separated run-on sentences with mighty blows, and added grammar comments in the margins, scribbling in her quick, perfect, cursive script. She couldn’t bear it anymore and slipped off the couch and into the kitchen. While waiting for Marilyn’s scathing report, she. Haye tumhari choochiyon chhoti hain.” “papa meri choochiyan chooti kyon hain. Mummy ki tu badi hain.” “ghabrao mat beti. Tumhari choochiyon ko bhi mummy ki tarah badi kar doonga. Haye beti kapde utarkar nangi hokar baitho tu bada maza aayega.” “papa chaddi bhi utar doon.” Main anjaan bani thi.” “haan beti chaddi bhi utar do. Ladkiyon ka asli maza tu chaddi main hi hota hai. Aaj tumko saari baat batayenge. Jab tak tumhari shadi nahi hoti tab main hi tumko shadi wala maza dunga. Tumhare saath.