We kept on walking the short distance to her house. At her doorstep, Victoria was not finished her rant. She exhaled deeply, then spoke to me. “I�...m sorry for ranting, hope I wasn’t too annoying?” “No, not at all.” I said. “But hey, I gotta go Victoria, the sun is boiling me and I want to get into my house.” “Oh.. Ok.” Victoria sighed. She entered her house, and closed the door behind her. As I turned to walk down the step, the door opened. “Hey, you want to come in here and hang out a while?”. Did you look at the book on Australia?" No. I thought I'd go to John Caldigate." You'll be disappointed. There's only a few chapters about Australia. Then he returns to England." Oh. You know, I never thought I'd enjoy 19th century novels. What do you think I should try next?" Seriously?" Yes, silly." One of the Steads." Steads?" Christina Stead. I like Letty Fox but The Man who Loved Children is better-known. We've got both of them."I went out and looked at the garden. The shrubbery showed. Well, I guess getting Dor pregnant. There is no try. And having my sister here. Then Donna and Nicki here for their spring break and Mary arriving. She is really something else. I was sort of dreading taking her as a lover, but more and more now, I find I'm looking forward to it."I patted the dough out in three huge circles and buttered the top before I sprinkled almonds and powdered sugar over everything. I cut each circle into eight pieces and slid them all into the oven."Can you believe how. .Die Schl?sser, die Tim nun an den Fesseln befestigte, sahen unglaublichstabil aus. Das war keine einfache Baumarktware. Ich bezweifelte, dassdie selbst mit einem Bolzenschneider zu knacken waren. Wenn ich die vondem Einbrecher angelegt bekommen h?tte, w?re eine Flucht unm?glichgewesen. Mir wurde klar, wie knapp wir entkommen waren. Und nun lie? ichmich ganz freiwillig darin einschlie?en.Was machte Tim den jetzt? Er legte mir auch eine Kette um die Taille, sowie er sie trug. Das hatte er aber.