”“He is such an ornery person now. It’s hard to believe he could have compassion at all.” Simonetta said.“Now Mona, Luca is going through a ...ot. We hope by having Kay here she may be able to help him.” Moe said.“I really don’t know what you think I can do.”“We are just going to have to wing it.”“Did they say if he could ever walk again?”“There is a good chance, but he refuses to leave the safety of that damn wheelchair.” Sal shook his head.“Well.” Kay cleared her throat. “Let the fireworks. " I would like to say in my shallow defense that I was thirteen and acomplete brat at the time." What do you mean by 'at the time'? When did you change, mistress?"jibes Hepzibah."Oh I'm still a brat, huh?" Mother grabs Hepzibah in close. "Do youknow what 'brats' do to mouthy sissies?" Do tell, mistress?" They marry them, and they use their mouths for better things.....".Mother allows for the awkward pause. "Like kissing." Mother andHepzibah make out for a minute."We met again a few years. Nothing sexual, because she'd been forbidden from participating in such acts without his express permission. They spoke of normal things. What she had for breakfast. What she learned in her science class. How her run went. He asked about every detail, and she gave them to him.From him, little was shared. After two months, she still hadn't been able to learn his first name, much less any personal information. She'd toyed, once, with the idea of calling him Hound- or rather, Master Hound, but the. If we bring a bag o’ maccas [McDonald’s], he won’t want any razoos.”“So, under a hundred?”“London to a brick!” [certainly]“Is there a McD place around here?”“Nah. Any burger’ll do. We’ll get a sackful at the Kimberley Cafe. He won’t care.”“We have money. We rarely use it. Only for tea and flour. Sometimes sugar.”“OK. Zeke, d’ya know where George dosses?”“Inna Joorook Ngarri. After yiz pass the airport.”“Fine.” Jos turned to the elder. “We’ll need over $100 as we’ll need to fill up.”“As you.