Ed pawed through the tools, old coins, rubber bands, and various flotsam of the junk drawer until he came upon a ring of random keys. He had no idea w...ich one fit the bedroom door, but he grabbed them and hurried back to the bedroom to try them. Before trying the keys, Ed put his ear to the door, but all he could hear was the rhythmic tapping of the headboard against the bedroom wall. Ed ground his teeth in jealousy. Part of him still suspected that they were pulling his leg. He couldn’t. "??????????? "Because you sayso, Sir," was her whispered reply.?His blue eyes met her green ones,?"Of course."??????????? The rest of the mealwas uneventful--filled with light chatter -- business, current events and amillion and one other inconsequential things.?The only awkward moment was when she tried to push her plate away beforehe thought she had eaten enough.?? Hesimply moved her plate back in front of her and continued speaking as thoughnothing were amiss.? She understood andate more of. “And one for Cal, too.”As I left the room I heard Anderson start to argue, then had to chuckle when I heard Mr. James’ response.“Peter, fuck off.”I actually had a very good idea where I might find her. The town of Castleford grew up where the River Calder flows into the River Aire. At the confluence there is a heavily wooded spit of land, and within that, a hollow in the ground that you could walk right past and never see. It’s where we used to go when we were little and wanted to be alone.. . , " I began."Your sorts of people never do understand" she snapped, "That's why someone like me, educated and intelligent, has to come down to your filthy hovels to sort it all out!"Her voice had exactly the same tone, accent and pitch as that snooty bitch Annabel, Harry Ledbetter's sister. How Pippa had come up with this vocal performance was uncanny, and once again I marvelled at her acting ability."Well," she snapped "I'm waiting; show me your ledgers or I will suspect you have something.