But it had been a chill night, fun but with some definite lulls, and he was probably just bored.A plan had been playing around in my head, and I had a...other now or never moment. Spurred by the success of my first time, I decided to go for it again. I went into the storage closet in his hallway and dug around for a bit until I found what I was looking for: a box of old neckties he never wore. I knew that they would be there because I helped him move in. I grabbed four of them and crept upstairs. "Don't worry," I smiled, "everything will be fine just you see. Whenyou see how relaxed and happy she is, you will see that I am right. WhenGillian comes in, invite me for supper tonight. I can't join you forbreakfast in the morning as I have to be in Caernarfon early but I'll beback about two o'clock. We can have the afternoon together before I fly toSwitzerland in the evening to take care of some unfinished business!" (see'The Climbing Hut'). Andrea smiled tremulously at me. I squeezed her. " "Gran, I didn't think you were home." "Timmy, why are you wasting that beautiful load. Come on into my bedroom and let us put some of those lessons to the test, OK," she said. "Can I, Gran, that would be so great. I have wanted to push Dad off you at times so that I could try all the things that he and you have shown me." "Well, give me 10 minutes darling and then come into the bedroom." Tim wandered into his Gran's room 10 minutes later and was surprised to see her all ready for him. She lay. An excruciating pall of politeness descended on the table as we all sat awkwardly. Anna fidgeted with the ornate menu, becoming still more embarrassed as the waiter told her this, that, and then the next of her half-understood selections were not available tonight. I had similar difficulties finding something on the posturing wine list that in fact existed. Eventually I settled on Georgian champagne which was actually very good, and after the first glass she began to smile again. Then a.