Outside a bell was ringing and I could hear thesound of doors opening and running feet. She just said 'Venire' and wejoined the cluster of identically...dressed girls running down the passage,without giving me a chance to say anything.The crowd of us swept into a vast room, lined with wall to ceilingmirrors, lit by rows of crystal chandeliers throwing their sparklinglight onto a massive central table, which had crystal candle sticksalight down its full length. All along one side was a marble. I took a deep breath and took the leap. ‘My full name is Angela Nikita Kutuzov.’ ‘Angela Nikita Kutuzov…that’s a lovely name,’ he commented. ‘But what’s your real name?’ I hesitated. I hadn’t told anyone the name my parents gave me. That part of my life was over. ‘I was born Andrew Nikita Smith, 1990, to Brian and Anna Smith.’ He looked bemused. ‘I was named after both grandfathers. I took my mother’s maiden name when I became Angela. I had it legally changed.’ Walt asked if I had any pictures. I wasn't only going to look at a house today. I was going to make some major-league decisions about the next year or two -- or three -- of my life.Maybe about my whole life.The prospect of spending the next two -- or three -- or fifty -- years of my life with Emmy was a totally pleasurable and positive one. There were problems, of course. Would we wear all that well, over the long haul? Would Emmy, six months from now, or a year from now, come to me, embarrassed, and say something like, "Gee,. As promised, I added a diamond to her engagement ring, to make it a wedding ring. I would have liked to have made it a bigger stone, but to make Pyx happy I chose a smaller one with a lot of brilliance.After the last day of classes, Theresa stood up at the evening meal and made a stirring speech, explaining that as much as she loved being a nun, she could no longer continue. She was in love with a man, and she could not live without him. She made no mention of her pregnancy. I guess she felt.