Neither Andrea or Gillianunderstood the language but they waited patiently for the film as we drankour coffee and brandy. I heard Gillian choke a litt...e on the spirit. "Drink it slowly darling," I said, "it is very strong. Her motherinstantly tensed as I used the endearment to her daughter. She was very onedge. The film started and mother and daughter quickly became engrossed.Andrea was still drowsy from the alcohol but she stayed awake, at leasttemporarily. I was not interested in the film, of. Now several weeks after the accident, he is trying to sue my client. I believe he is a fraud. Please tell him to simply answer the question.”By this time, the Judge was fairly interested in Gerry’s answer and said to the solicitor: “I’d like to hear what he has to say about his favourite cow, Bessie.”Gerry thanked the Judge and proceeded. “Well as I was saying, I had just loaded Bessie, my fav’rit cow, into de trailer and was drivin’ her down de road when this huge Maclean potato truck and. Years of shared struggle have pumiced them to this soft oneness. The past seven months — the greatest joint hardship they’re ever likely to face — a testament to their union of strength, resilience, and devotion. This heart — the new one, now pumping revitalized blood through Vic’s fifty-nine-year-old veins — belongs as much to her as it does to him. From this day forward, each time she rests her flawless farm-fed cheek on his scar-marred chest, she’ll issue a weighty mental thank you to the. A deal.”“A deal?”“The thing is,” Lily did her line, “we were a bit jealous, to be honest. About Dad,”“I suppose that’s understandable,” Heather smiled. Generally people can’t help smiling at Lils. Heather was relaxing more now.“Because we’ve all got something in common,” I said. “About Dad.”“I think it’s quite common for teenage girls to have certain feelings towards their dads,” she replied, still smiling.“Oh,” I said. What???“And now, if you’re not jealous any more, rather suddenly, does that.