They'd hug and then they'd snuggle together towatch television.That's how I remember most evenings before my sister drowned. My mamaand I'd be on the ...ig sofa, she at one end, me at t'other. She needsher breathing space, my mama does. Daddy and my sister would be on thelove seat. Usually she'd nestle under his arm, her head resting againsthis chest; but oft times she'd sit on his lap, her tiny arms around hisneck. Mama frowned whenever my sister sat on Daddy's lap, but shedidn't ever say. She hadn't piled her plate as high as mine."Sorry that you had to bring me here," I said quietly.She shrugged. "It's ok sweetie. You know I care about you."I raised a brow. "You do?"She laughed heartily. "Of course I do. You were always more than just a customer to me."I was shocked to hear this. I always just thought of myself as one of Ginger's regulars but it was nice to hear someone cared.We ate breakfast in a comfortable silence."Anyway ... I guess I should be heading back to school today.. ’ It seemed like he was asking forgiveness and he seemed quite desperate, surprisingly so. I understand male bonding now but I wasn’t so aware then. I suppose if you have been friends for so long, especially all they’d been through together, it must be difficult to let it go. He’s written above of how he saw Silvio as something of an elder brother he never had so it was important to him. ‘I understand amico,’ said Silvio. Another deep sigh, ‘Life is cruel, life is kind, it is a throw of the. ”He saw I was perplexed by his answer, and explained the real reason behind this Royal Progress.“In a constitutional monarchy, as is that of the United Kingdom, the true power lies in the hands of the governing party in Parliament. Rulers have attempted to influence the decisions made by government with little success. George IV was constantly at loggerheads with whatever shade of government was in power, and after a good start William IV now finds his influence waning.”Warming to his subject,.