She knew i never liked him and i had told her in the past to get rid of him. He had been cheating on her for some time which she knew but still put up...with him. This made me even more anoyed the fact she had stayed with him but there was nothing i could do but be there for her.We talked about the family and about old lovers for the next few hours and started to get drunk. It got to about 2am and she said she wanted to go to bed, so i made the spare room up for her and let her rest.I was still. Their frowned upon marriage that her parents had forbidden and she had willfully ignored. There was no turning back... no Daddy to call upon for help this time... only the handsome-homely boy whom she loved so much... and together they would work it out! Yes! They would; she felt confident of it, but she must do her part too... and at the moment, her end was the cleaning and straightening up of the house according to the list of printed instructions Mrs. Keele had given her.Jean found a Kleenex. "Your day gets even better." She handed Billie her assignment sheet. "You take the seventh floor. We're over staffed today, so take your time and get in some easy hours. Don't you let any of these old bitches talk you into helping them." Billie was a fast worker and the other maids often called on her for help when she had finished her own duties.Billie laughed. "OK, boss. Anything you say, boss."It was early afternoon when Billy came to the last room on her list. She knocked on the door and. Tracy just as suddenly sounded out the correct beat without the slightest hesitation in the rhythm."Recall."Again, Tracy changed the rhythm, sounding the correct beat.This was followed with assembly, mark time and half time with the same results, but when the sergeant called for retreat, Tracy did hesitate."What's the matter with you lad? Don't you know the beat?" asked the captain."No sir," came the answer, but as the men began to look doubtfully at one another, Tracy interrupted their.