I've got enough problems without planning a future that isn't there.' Her turn to stare.'You've lost a leg, Mr. Lennox: one limb out of four. So you'r... batting seven fifty, and you're pretty mobile, and you can wipe your own ass when you take a crap. That's more than some.' She stood. 'I'll come back tomorrow. Have a nice day.' She turned and stomped out, leaving a trail of anger behind her. I went back to the paper and wondered why the funnies were even worse than before. It was mid-afternoon. Weboth knew, then, that we wanted Mandy – the way she hadtalked made her arousing – that mix of vulnerable andinnocent, despite being married in the past. “But wemight get more”, I started and as Judy paused, Icontinued, “play this right and we might get both ofthem loving it…” We talked into the eveningdiscussing our plans…***Three days later Mandy was around our house again. Itwas Judy who introduced the topic.“So have you relaxed about. This is a very slow time of year for a big-city jewelry store. Do you know what kind of business we’re doing today?”I just shook my head.“Let me put it this way: The biggest selling period for fine jewelry and giftware is at Christmastime. The business we did here today would be great business ... for the busiest full week in the Christmas selling season. In fact,” he added, “we haven’t come close to totaling it up, but it wouldn’t surprise me if it was two weeks’ Christmas business! How’s that. ," she asks with a saucy glint in her eyes. At this point, I have no idea of what has happened between Milly and Karen earlier. And so I look at her blankly and say, "Why do you ask that?" Just that it took a while for Karen to come to the door. Sometimes I wonder about our Milly..." What do you mean — wonder about her?" "We were all shocked when she married Karl. I never thought she was the marrying kind — " She looks at me so curiously, her eyes questioning me, prompting me to share some.