If it hadn't been for the humiliating position I was in I might wellhave enjoyed her attention."When I come back up, I want to find you exactly like t...is, with yourdummy in your mouth and your mittens on. If they aren't, I will bevery, very cross and will have to think of another punishment. Do youunderstand baby?" she asked."Yes Aunty Geeta," I replied then added, "Aunty Geeta, can I ask you aquestion?"As I spoke the dummy distorted my speech into an infantile lisp. Ihated the sound of my. I just about had it with cleaning all the horses when I hear a shout from outside. It was the daddy farmer I was working for: He said "You better go take a shower!"I thought he seemed angry with me and wasn't sure why he was so direct. I felt a little sad about it but went into his house and took a shower. The warm water was welcoming against my skin. The aura of heat produced made me wish it would long forever after I finally shut the faucet off and dried off. I wasn't too cold as I put on my. One girl did git approached, but all of the other girls swore that it wasn't her fault. The meetin' never went no farther than the offer of two-bits ta the woman, so I had ta admit that no harm was done.We got off the train in Austin, an' I was damned happy ta see Alice, Annie, an' Inez there ta meet us. We rode ta the boardin' house fer supper an' ta give the girls a chance ta stretch their legs. They was interested ta meet Alice, Annie, an' Inez, but they didn't attach no importance ta the. I quickly turned the tables knocking Caroline off the other side. She was about to make her own recovery, but I took the initiative jumping after her. I smashed her when I got close, causing her to plummet through the bottom of the world. I won.“And the birthday girl is the victor once again,” George called out before taking a bite of what must have been his third piece of cake that night.“I almost had her this time,” Caroline responded leaning back in her chair.“So kart time?” Brandon brought.