" After a few minutes, I got up and finished breakfast, and we ate together. Afterward, Katie took a long nap. It was in the afternoon by the time she...woke up. It was too late to do much by then. I took her to a movie, then shopping for a nice dress so I could take her out for dinner. My Katie-Bear picked out a tight little black number than only came down to mid thigh, and some heels to match. "Do you like, Daddy?" She said at the store. The sales lady beamed at me as she'd helped to pick the. Still he sat there, the images playing across his view screen as hestudied not just his target, but also those she interacted with. Yes, youcould tell a lot about a person by watching those around them.As he studied the features of the very young Draconian Queen he cursedhimself for trying to zoom in to get a better look at her. She wasabsolutely the most beautiful creature he had ever seen. How he wouldlove to actually meet her in person before he had to complete thecontract.Finally,. Said they were awful, full of ruts and need some corduroying in low places. Asked was you sleeping on the job." Well, when they were his concern back ten years or so, he did do a good job, so I best see to it. Thank you. I'll do it tomorrow, and I've got to check on the Clagetts' territory too."On his way to the courthouse tavern two days later Beall passed a brace of oxen pulling a stone-weighted scraper along the crest of the road. He waved to the driver, Mose Clagett, and smiled as he went. "Tom?" I said as he walked past the door.He totally ignored me, not even glancing my way as he left the house. Two hours later, two hours of despair for me, he returned and even though I stood in the hall directly in front of him he acted as though I wasn't there. There wasn't even a flicker of a glance my way as he brushed past me and went back up to his room, stunned I went back into the living room, collapsed on the couch and just stared mindlessly at the carpet at my feet. I sat there for.