I am going to watch the game. You want to join me for a drink inthe lounge?" he asked."I wouldn't want to get you into any trouble, Randy. I don't thi...k yourwife would like seeing me with you." Oh, don't worry about that. She hates sports. She made me come down hereto watch the game. She says the TV keeps her up." I...ah...why don't you come and watch the game with me in my room. Itwould be better than sitting in a bar alone." She smiled. "Plus, my beeris free and the popcorn will be hot. What. I told them what I knew. I told them I didn’t always agree with you, but I had yet to find anyone to whom you broke your word.“I told them how you and your wives worked side-by-side that first winter with the thousands of peasants who had been relocated here and how you let thousands of them live and eat in the castle to keep them alive through the winter when you were almost overrun with refugees. I reminded them that you had never attacked anyone who did not first attack you or an ally, and. "But I am interested. Mandy has asked me to move inwith her and the chance to move out of home is quite attractive." Are you asking Emma to live with you?" said Brian sharply to Mandy."Well," Mandy said, rather surprised, "I thought I could do with thecompany and help." This complicates things I'm afraid. I do understand your reasons forwanting a flatmate, but you may therefore want to reconsider whetheryou want Emma as guardian." Why wouldn't I?" Mandy was taken aback by the unexpected way. Mar-Ley!" She spit out the name,angry, but, then, surrendering. "Marley We... Weber." Indeed, you are. And you're late for work, aren't you?"The words spilled out of her. "Uh huhn, and Bert..." Who the hell wasBert? Someone she didn't want to anger. "He hates that." She grabbedfor the purse that was now resting on her arm and ran for the doorwithout another word. And, of certain, not a word of protest.EpilogWhen Marley ran into "The Blue Note" jazz club, she discovered that shehad.