Soon he wassurrounded by everyone from small children who demanded he tell themabout his adventure in the distant land of pandas, and elders whoexpres...ed joy at seeing the young one return safely. To his relief theyall seemed to accept his explanation on why he was returning unannouncedand for a brief time only, and soon he was sitting in the chief's tent,telling several tall tales to the crowd. This proved not to be a problemas Selena had always been glib and good at telling stories. Hoven. ...girlish is the word that came to his mind. Feminine is more accurate. "I...I...I'd like that Miss Lily. But why am I dressed like a girl now?" "Because silly, you'll be on stage with me tonight, playing the part of Andrea, my niece, and we're short of time already. You only have a few lines, and you have to stand where I tell you. You'll do fine! I'll show everything you need to know. We have to be a the theater by 6:30, so lets go get a light snack, and then I want to make a few stops on. Ann had at first been embarrassed, but the woman had so obviously understood what had taken place and had equally obviously approved, that the younger woman had finished up by shrugging helplessly at the Amah and sharing a conspiratorial wink with her, which brought on another fit of giggles. Later they would discover that the wise old woman had placed a triple layer of sheets on all the beds in the villa… After a light lunch, James suggested that they all go to the beach, but Ann wanted. He let out his breath as the tension drained from him. A smile spread across his face, a smile of relief from the tension of driving in the unexpected blizzard. They were safe now, off the road and out of the danger of another car smashing into them, safe from hitting something or someone else in the whiteout. The car’s fuel tank filled with gasoline would provide hours of heat and keep them from the wintry blast of the howling wind. The interior of the car was toasty warm and a perfect place.