The driver recognized Zec and left in a hurry. To sleep, perchance to dream, or to eat, perchance to belch? Let’s try food, but first, a wee dram. H... walked from the co-op down to Partners’ on Willis off Third Street. It was late, maybe 10:45, but they might still have something. As he reached the door, he saw them. The guy was beating up on someone, pushed against the wall, and his two friends were egging him one. ‘C’mon, Billy, whack that dyke!’ ‘Yeah, man, beat her queer ass!’ The girl was. She was quite sick even then and she told me that she wanted me to come on my birthday every year and celebrate our marriage. I promised her I would but I never knew why she asked that. She never said an angel had visited her just a week before. ‘But now something else she said makes sense. Before we left the cabin, she wanted to walk around and look at it one last time. We both knew it was not likely she would live long enough for another visit. We spent maybe 20 minutes or so while she walked. I kind of knew what was going to happen, but I was still unprepared for it when it happened. I walked up the hall and as soon as I stepped in the door, everyone who was not on the phone immediately stood up and started clapping. Amid the shouts of welcome back, and all the other confusion, I was able to grab a cup and escape before I was engaged in conversation. I waved my hand in the air as I exited. Jeesh, the way they acted you would think I had died and came back to life or something. I. I had thought Niklos could have stayed at the Centre till he had finished his schooling and then come to us. After all, Stanislous may leave us and go elsewhere. His obligation to stay only lasts till his application to remain in the country is approved. And that may be less than six months.''Mmm', the Reverend Cyril pursed his fat lips, 'Yes, I see what you mean, my dear. Nice to have all that help around, I suppose. But the decision's been made. And I can hardly put those reasons to the.