Heute war so ein TagStundenlang hatten die Bässe auf ihren Kopf eingehämmert. Die Pillen hatten über alles einen Schleier gelegt. Stunden zuckende ...ewegungen auf der Tanzfläche. Wie ein Rausch war alles an ihr vorübergezogen. Niemand hatte sie belästigt, aber man hatte sie beobachtet. Laura war sie der Blicke der Jäger durchaus bewusst gewesen. Nun war alles vorbei. Keine Musik mehr, nur Müll, Dreck, Überreste einer riesigen Party. Die Bar war geschlossen, im letzten Moment hatte sie ihr Glas. " After that day Sam and I saw each other two or three times a week, either after work or at lunch. We sent each other customers and helped each other on business deals. The one thing I wasn't able to do was invite him over to dinner to meet Daphne; on the nights he was free Daphne was having one of her Avon parties and when Daphne was free Sam wasn't.One afternoon, just before leaving work, my boss called me into his office. "I have a problem Bill. I've just had a family emergency and I have. Jeffery, truly uncomfortable away from his beloved manufacturing floor, answered questions from reporters who only half listened to his extensive responses as they drooled over Francine. Jeffery was getting irritated. He liked order and proficiency. As an industrial engineering manager, he was feeling the same with these journalists as he did with his few employees. Not many could attain his standards of precision and commitment to quality. That’s why he favored robotic manufacturing. Robots. Once we were fully laden with the milk and bread as well as the meat, fruit and vegetables, the two of us headed back to the flat to unload our spoils and put the kettle on for another brew.We nattered as we waited for the girls to come back; Adrian and I were finding that we had a lot in common, and we were rapidly becoming very good friends. He told me that he was playing rugby occasionally on a Wednesday afternoon; he said that he wasn't interested in the Saturday team because it was a bit.