This turn of events meant slugging it out for me at least. I wouldn’t be a visited by the bird of paradise, in the form of a brilliant deduction. I ...as no Sherlock Holmes. One thing at a time I told myself.I returned to the Circus tent and my work on the crossbow bolts. I finished the grooves for the vanes. They had to be in exactly the right places on the soft plastic shafts. I was testing the shafts made of driveway markers. I wanted something cheap for my practice bolts. I cut the groves. I didn’t start getting nervous until Craig asked, “This is her?! Does she know why she is here?”Paul and Jim both laughed and Paul answered, “Not yet. But it doesn’t matter.”Then Paul turned to me and said, “Shannon, we’re going to talk for a while. I want you to go for a swim. Keep the boys entertained for a while. It’s Jason’s sixteenth birthday. Why don’t you go wish him a happy birthday?”I shivered, partly in dread, partly in anticipation. I suddenly know why I’m here. But I hope I’m wrong.. Ich strahlte und wollte sie gerade in die Arme nehmen, als mir einfiel, dass mich alle meine Kollegen sehen könnten. Okay, ich habe ein Einzelbüro, aber ein verglastes, so dass alle Leute immer reinschauen können, die dran vorbei laufen. Dennoch fragte ich Anne, was sie hier macht. Sie meinte nur, ich hätte ihr heute Morgen nicht so viel über meinen Job erzählen sollen.Sie wollte mich überraschen, deshalb hatte sie mich so ausgequetscht. Und außerdem wollte sie meinen Kleidungsstil überprüfen.. We have shifts for the various factories, so we don't jam up on table space." Tavola calda?" I asked, quizzically.Luis responded with smile, "Ah. In Italy, a cafeteria is a place that sells coffee. A tavola calda – a 'hot table' – sells various hot foods, like your cafeterias in the States."I was nodding with pleasure with each innovation Luis told me about.Luis showed me a special area, "This is similar to your R&D center in Florida. We are testing our products on a continuing basis. We've.