Standing in the doorway was Vicar Gauss. He was speaking to the two guards and a fourth man she had never seen before. Kat had to mentally smack herse...f for missing the obvious as she stared at the men. The guards, and the fourth man, had their hands folded in front of them, their eyes on the floor and their stance was deferential.Vicar was a title, an office held, and Gauss was a scientific unit of measurement for a magnetic field. Why she hadn't made the connection before, she didn't know,. Atwood finally completed his call and hung up the telephone. For a moment he dropped his head as if he wanted to rest his chin on his chest. He straightened up and looked at Gail a moment as a smile began to form on his face, and then he turned to Howard."I know Gail has been keeping you informed and in the process she's probably been educating you. She's a wonderful teacher just ask Petra." He paused for a moment then continued, "A County Clerk's job is to keep the papers that become legal. I stood up and sat on the edge of my desk so I would be eye-to-eye with her."Annie, you have been wonderful while I've been here. I could not have done any of this without you. You were amazing and so much help for me," I began. "But also you have been a wonderful companion as well. Our time together both in the office and away from work has been more fun and more exciting than I have ever had in any of my trips. Thank you honey for making my stay here one I will always remember." I leaned. "Yes, it is," I say."I think it looks very pretty on you," she says."Thank you, Miss Evelyn," I say and I guess this time the gratitude is atleast a little bit earnest so I pick at the skirts with my thumbs andindex fingers and drop an even deeper curtsey."Mike is very talented," I say."He is a gem around the house, I'll admit that," she says, then she startsto walk away."Well, I'll leave you boys alone," she says, "Have all the fun you want,just make sure you remind Mike to have the room ready.