" She walked briskly for a good two kilometers before turning back toward Heliopolis, and Sandy pulled up beside her."Have you been up in the dunes?" ...e asked."Well, just to look at the lake." The Etang de Thau, a shallow, salty inlet, stretches from Agde to Sète, extending the Canal du Midi toward the Rhône river."Come on," he said, leading the way.They walked up the low dune well beyond the camping area. There is a road along the top, with a few grasses and scrubby bushes holding the sand in. Nowthat she'd actually said it, though, I was left in a state of surprise.I hid it for the time being, though, and decided to play along with thesituation, "I guess we should have expected this, what do you think aboutit?" We're keeping it, of course! I love you so much, and I think we shouldraise a family."This idea scared me, of course, considering the reason this wholesituation had come about. As the day went on, I began to consider myoptions. My sister seemed almost mentally unstable, and. It was recognised that the area was likely to consist of swampy land, infested by mosquitoes and the specialists questioned why, given the choice, they should start here.Scott had no other reason than history, the Scots had a long history of settling in the American south in their own timeline and he wanted that to be the same this time round. He stubbornly stuck to his guns and asked the medical staff to ensure that the group that travelled were all inoculated against the kind of disease and. Nothing like everyday life. You couldn't compare this with people's normal stresses. Even if you thought that there were similarities." Oh no, that's even worse. It sounds like I've been thinking about it. She looks like she doesn't believe a word I'm saying. I'm not sure what to do next. Perhaps diversionary tactics; "Would you like some more water, Mistress?" It's feeble, but it's the best I can do."No, thank you, Fifty," she says. I notice she doesn't ask me to call her 'Jo' again and she.