However she acquiesced with some surprise and, indeed, seeming approval, to my request to discipline the Geoffrey myself.The collarman was in its room... which was a decent enough space for a collar. It was ages since I had last been in there, and I was surprised at the mess. It had few enough possessions (well, none at all, legally, but of course there were its clothes and those things we gave it to use) but they were strewn around, in complete contrast to the severe regime of cleanliness and. .. twenty past, there’s only you here on your own, so altogether that’s an hour’s work lost that you’re going to have to make up.”“But—”“But nothing, Dr Simon’s appointed me her project manager and I mean to see the job’s done right. You might as well make a start until the others get here.”“Merv’s stayin’ with his missus’ family in Leominster this week, so’s just Jace’n’me for today an’ tomorrow.” Mickey said as he put his gloves on and pulled a pick-axe off his wheelbarrow.“Send Jason to the. ..The morning of the 8th July was dull and overcast with rain forecast forlater in the day. I was up bright and early as there was much preparationto do. Yesterday had involved get my body totally smooth all the hairremoved from every inch of my body. Clare had spent some time shaping myeyebrows and had even insisted a few days before in piercing my ears.Clare had been true to her word and had picked me up enough skirts,blouses, two pairs of trousers, a dress, 3 pairs of shoes and. "You're not leaving me, are you?" she asked in a small voice."I'm just going to the kitchen, to make something to eat. Would you like something, too?" I asked her as an afterthought.She nodded, and we all went to the kitchen. The timora padded along beside the girl."Does your, uh, timora have a name that you call it?" I asked when we got to the kitchen."She has a name, but we can't pronounce it. She allows us to call her 'Rasha'," the girl answered."I see, and what would your name be, Girl?".