Ich ging ins Bad und machte mich frisch. Erst als ich zur?ckkam, bemerkte ich, da? meine Kleider nicht mehr auf dem Boden lagen. Ich dachte mir, da? s...e Frau Kent wohl in die W?sche geworfen hat und ging zum Schrank um mich anzuziehen. Dort traute ich meinen Augen nicht. All meine Kleider waren weg. Stattdessen hing im Schrank ein kariertes Kleid und M?dchenunterw?sche. Ich wu?te nicht was ich tun sollte. Von unten rief Frau Kent mich bereits zum Fr?hst?ck und mein Herz raste. Was sollte das,. "I heard the door shut, and my heart sank believing he had left me.I nearly brained myself on the damn bars when he walked into my range of view with a deeply worried expression on his face, and as he stood there studying me, I said gently, "I can help you. I'm here to save Tim too. I'm not your enemy."His eyes suddenly became a bit more focused a moment before he pointed to me and said, "Joey." That's right. Remember? Uhm... The campfire? The bottle of gin, and the beans?" How can you help. ’ Charles made to get up. ‘Hear us out, Charles. It’s important.’ Charles slump down in his seat. James handed him a drink. ‘I’ll be quite blunt,’ James said.’I don’t want Stanhope. Patricia and I are quite happy in our home in Mayfair.’ Father added, ‘So we want you to live here with us and take over when I pass on. To keep Stanhope in the direct family, a male, instead going to Mary and her husband.’ ‘Does Mary know this?’ ‘It is not her concern.’ ‘Very well. Was this that important?’ ‘Wait.. I could not help noticing the children. To Josiah and Mark, thiswas some kind of contest. Neither of them had ever successfully defiedtheir father. They were watching to see if maybe someone older might beable to. Sarah had shrunk back into her seat. She disliked conflict ofany kind, and I could see that she wished it would all just go away, andeverybody be happy. Elizabeth had her head down and eyes closed, praying.Hannah was looking for something in the Bible."What then? shall we sin, because.