Nelson extinguished the small lamp and stuffed pillows under the covers in place of his wife’s body. Footsteps padded down the hall, and the bathroo... door opened. And closed. And a toilet flushed. Footsteps retreated. Wendy had her eyes scrunched. She whispered softly, “Please god, don’t let him look in my room! Please don’t let him look!” The creak of a distant door put an end to the danger. Gwen had to hold and hug the child until her shivering stopped. They all kissed and spoke their love.. Sarah Callan told me at church a couple of Sundays ago Inverness is showing signs she’ll become a great teacher.’ ‘Hah!’ ‘What does that mean? Responding to the sharp rebuke Glen said, ‘I was thinking Sarah Callan was unreliable at school, but I’m saying what she said is good.’ They saw Inverness wave and waved back, becoming visibly excited of having their son back home. * * * Inverness and Alan were standing hand-in-hand at graves when a TV news team burst through the trees and began filming. A warm spring day made all the natives restless and we were very busy. I was assigned to Medic 1 and it was one of two Paramedic Ambulances in the county. My partner for part of the shift was a very attractive lady named Jessie. She had been with the service for several years and was newly married. Jessie was a rather tall brunette with long legs and an awesome figure. Every employee of the service was required to wear the standard issue uniform, which consisted of a pair of BDU. I regret it, now.”“Desiderius Erasmus said, ‘Now I believe I can hear the philosophers protesting that it can only be misery to live in folly, illusion, deception and ignorance, but it isn’t - it’s human.’”“Amen to that,” Mr. McClellan said with a chuckle. “You’d better get going or you’ll be late.”Upon seeing Danny walk into the room, Mr. Timmons said, “You made it just before the bell. I was beginning to worry that you were taking another unanticipated holiday.”The comment brought a round of.