"Wendy nodded her agreement enthusiastically. "They do jolly good ice creams down at the sailing club." Pig!" said the other three in chorus.Bill duly...took Theresa off. She had been to the city before but Bill had lived there all his life and was able to show her some hidden gems off the tourist track. Finally he led her to a little coffee house."I'm sorry, Theresa," he said, "but I wanted to get you on your own to talk about Wendy." I did wonder," she smiled back.Bill stared at his hands for a. The news would have been good if it had been her first pregnancy and not her ninth . ‘I would say with near-certainty you’re carrying twins, my dear.’ the doctor told her. She cried for nearly two days. Brigid loved all her children. She loved being a mother and she did her best. But two more mouths to feed — it was too much. Tom agreed with her and they made their decision. Two months after giving birth, they took the twin girls to a local Orphanage, left them there — with a note identifying. I spent ten minutes going around in circles with Doctor Ralph Hart, and made no progress.“I’m not sure what you’re doing here, if you won’t talk to me about what happened.”“As I said, Doctor Orosco said she was very concerned because of what I said to her at the end of our conversation, and I promised to come here as soon as possible.”“And as I said, she’s right. You can’t bottle up whatever it is inside you. That’s a recipe for disaster.”“Doctor, I’m sorry if I sound like a broken record, but. John was at work. He’d get his coat off, check with his secretary, look through the mail, and then call the bastard in. ++++++++++++ Earlier that same morning John rolled over and looked at the clock, ‘Holy shot!’ he sat up and jabbed Hannah in the side. She opened her eyes, ‘What do you want?’ He pointed to the clock, ‘Look at the time.’ Hannah looked, ‘Oh my! Where’s Allyson?’ John was already out of bed. He slipped on a pair of togs and his slippers, ‘I’ll be right back. She’s really going.