We need...”“The estate was in good condition when I was here for Matilde’s wedding five years ago. What happened to have the place go to wrack a...d ruin?”He thought some before replying. “Madame Annette was an excellent chatelaine, even with a lack of money she ensured the fields were ploughed and seed sown. When she died the three girls, for all their hard work and the money from those diamonds, were not up to Madam Annette’s standard. Matilde did the accounting, Mimi looked after the house,. You know... If your interested." I think I may be" I reply, unsure of what he is hinting at. "I guess wewill have to see" the two boys joked as they made their way to scienceclass.It's fair to say the day could not have gone slower for me.JUDES POVIt was finally the end of the day and I walked over to he bench where Ihad promised to meet Connor. As if on cue he came up behind me andyelled "BOO" straight into my ear and I almost had a heart attack!"Don't do that! You almost scared me to death!". All the major roads were impassable so they were forced to take back roads It was late night before they made it home. The entire trip Sandy repeatedly called the girls cell phones trying to make sure they were OK. They never made contact. All that was found in the house was a hurried mess of clothes thrown from closets a and note telling them they were being evacuated by the military to a safe place, but not known where they were actually going.The neighborhood was quiet. Not even a zombie was. You have paid no attention to me. I should be joining him; giving my thirty day notice to you." Her tone had changed from being harsh and sharp, to one being mellow, soft, pleading, almost sympathetic, with a baby-like plea.There was a long pause and she said, "One-half of my grade is on the professor's desk. The second half is a two page summary I turn in the last day of March. I stand a chance of failing, which would almost be a certainty, if you are not maintaining the glide path I mapped in.