” It had been an open secret in the village for years, Ursula remembered the comment by Paula all those weeks ago. They sat in compatible silence, c...nsuming their apple pie and custard, the cogs in Ursula`s head whirling round, as she eyed her new house mate, hungrily. “When was the last time you slept with someone?” She asked boldly. Tim coloured up and his voice, near a whisper he said that it had been “two years since the last time and he doubted if he would ever be lucky enough again he. There was not enough light to make decorationof any use. Everything was neat, certainly. My uniforms were launderedand ironed, arranged in the closet as neatly as cards in a deck. Bootsand shoes polished, and even my overcoat was brushed free of lint, evenif I had no immediate plans to wear it. It was not every day that I wouldbe preparing an evening gown for the two ladies of the house, and atthose times the only things that identified it as someone's livingquarters were the few trinkets I had. He went around the block and parked on a side street. He entered his yard from the side and quietly entered his side door unannounced. He gently let the door slip closed thankful that his dog was running out in the back yard. He could here muffled sounds coming from the bedroom. Joe silently slid into his den and sat at his desk. He could peer through the keyhole of the door that led into the bathroom of the master bedroom. His den was locked and he was the only one with a key. He positioned. He silently came toward me and I backed away into the living room, not really trusting my eyes to what I was seeing.The strange thing about him, was that he had no bag of toys over his shoulder nor a bag of any sort present. I made a decision to run to the phone and call 9-1-1 because I thought I was about to be murdered by some whacko who got his jollies dressing up as Santa Claus to commit his crimes. Before I could get to the phone, he shouted ?Stop! I will not harm you. I have a special.