Lily-May had never seen anything like it and had no idea what they would cost or even how anyone could buy such things; Lord Bennet must be the riches... man in the world.As they sat drinking tea, Rose told her about another room she had not yet seen. Behind a hidden door in the living room was a room that both frightened and intrigued Lily-May. The ceiling and walls were padded, racks on the walls with ropes and manacles, a large wooden table with manacles, chains hanging from the ceiling with. "Think he's using the binoculars?" Betsy asked. "Well, I guess he's stopped, so he must be." Yeah," Becky said, coming up out of the water, golden naked. She stretched and turned, fully conscious of how good she looked.The car was hidden among the trees at the other end of the valley, but the girls couldn't mistake the gleam of the sun on the red lights. Betsy peeled out of her shirt, then dropped her pants. "Do you think he knows we know he watches us?" I don't even care if he knows," Becky. At about a quarter to twelve she stepped into the office, leaning in the doorway, waving a Manila folder. It was her usual move when she just wanted to call in to me, half in and half out, her upper body leaning forward, one hand on the doorframe, one leg just over the threshold and the other firmly outside. "I have the reports, I'll bring them," she said, efficiently and quickly. "Just gonna finish up and set my out of office, ready to go when you are," she finished, and waited for my nod. It. " Okaaaayyyyy."Kelly gave me a dirty look, then glanced at the judges table where they were just putting up a nine point six five for Traci's vault. Her best ever.She glanced at my sister, who hadn't noticed yet. A smile snuck onto her face, then quickly disappeared.'Now what?' I wondered as Suzie got ready to vaultIt had been a rough month. Not even my birthday last week could cheer it up. Of course, seventeen is kind of a blah year. I mean, turn fifteen and you get your learner's permit..