.. and fly right.”Abby said, “Now, That would be interesting. Speaking of flying, Dean Porter...”“He told me his name was Charles ... you’re...saying his name is Dean?”“Daddy ... don’t be stupid. I don’t have permission to call Doctor Porter Charles. But I can call him Dean because that’s what he does. You have permission to call him Charles ... but not Charley or Chuck ... Charles.”“You were saying?”“Dean Porter asked me when you were coming out for a flight.”“Was I supposed to?”“I guess. He’s a. .”Unfortunately for Tommy, the paper back wasn’t large enough to hide the panties he had been holding against his face.Now noticing the object in his left hand, she yanked the door wider and walked to the foot of the bed confronting him, “Tommy! --- Are those my panties?” Now getting more angry as she recognized the pair. “They are! --- Aren’t they? Have you been going through my things?”“No, I swear, I didn’t.” Tommy innocently proclaimed, removing the panties from his face and trying to hide. ”Before, in old world, I do not bargain with Akkuda for spearhead, he makes for every hunter because he is best knapper of flint and is always same to all, in skins or meat or other things. When I trade for fur, though, or what else I may need and do not have, I will speak back and forth with the one I trade with for long before trade is agreed. I see that it is the same here.“But I do not know difference here, not now,” I finish.She turns her head briefly to smile at me. “You’ll learn, dear.. That’s enough to set most of the students talking, and about twenty others are in very serious shock at seeing Hal walking around in one piece, because he’s supposed to be dead.The school has two short morning assemblies each week for school wide announcements on Monday and Thursday. When the Monday is a public holiday it’s on Tuesday. As usual, there’s little to announce, but there’s one special item today.The Principal walks to centre stage, and speaks into the microphone, “All the schools.