‘But first, as you contemplate this,’ Jonas continued, ‘let’s eat the dinner that smells so heavenly. Once we finish that, you can let me know...whether I can stay or whether I should go.’ They retired to the dining room, and Dinah laid out dinner of roast, mashed potatoes, gravy, bread, salad, carrots and a large coconut cake for dessert. Everyone ate in silence, save a grunt from Jonas occasionally as he rarely was treated to a fabulous home-cooked meal such as this. Ian kept watching Dinah’s. " Bill grinned at Nancy."I suppose I can too, but it's going to take me some time to sort it all out."Bill wheeled into the parking lot of their complex and eased the Toyota into their parking slot. "Well, we're home now. Let's let it rest for a day or three and hope the waters become less murky." I'm going to take a nap. My system is still out of whack."Thankfully, Nancy's period started on Sunday evening. She wondered if the assault on her genitals had precipitated an early arrival, but she. " It smells funny inside but Dad says he's soon going to make it all nice." I use to go in and feed her cats while she was ill." Last night, I plugged my cassette player in and the socket flashed and went bang." My dad says the electrics need doing badly. He tried to talk old lady's sister into letting him do it, but she didn't want to pay." I think Dad's trying to find somebody to sort it out." My dad can do it."She nodded and promised to pass along the offer. I admired her bike, a chopper. She scrunched in close to my side and we gave each other a gentle kiss. We watched TV and then the news noticing nothing important. After that we all went to bed. About half an hour later, Agnes entered my room quietly and joined me in bed. We slept quietly and peacefully through the night. In the morning, we went to Sunday school and church with my parents. After lunch, we packed and made our way back to school.Time was passing quickly. My time with Agnes was joyful and we were becoming even.