Upon entering, an old man in a bathrobe addresses John by name, although they've never met before. John finds this curious, but the old man seems anno...ed when John points it out (or for a touch of humor, John was wearing a nametag all along?) The old man directs John to a certain magical curio that will solve all of John's personal problems by changing him into a girl named Mary. John is warned the change will be permanent if he does not exercise caution and follow the old man's peculiar advice. Started by Jillian. There is no ring and no engagement, just her blather." So you'll not be marrying her then?" No." Does she know?" I've told her several times, but it's not what she wants to hear." So the lovely heiress, Jillian Whetstone, fails to capture the elusive Archie McNish." Looks can be deceiving." What does that mean?" What looks lovely on the outside isn't necessarily so on the inside." Ohhhhhhh! So you finally saw what others could see, then?" Aye." Meanwhile, back in Portree,. There was no one else there and the two ladies couldtalk as long as they wanted. Madam Z nevertheless looked both ways beforeopening the pouch. In it was something connected to a beautiful chain? Itlooked to be a medal or medallion of some sort. Samantha reached to touchthe medallion before Mama Z stopped her and said, "Dis here is daMedallion of Zulu, neva touch it wit chour bare hands." She then said,"Dis has benn in my family for generations. Sometimes it gets lost but italways finds its. Smiling I let them get half way to the door feeling their feeble repulse spells between me and them. Suddenly all 20 were frozen in place, the look of shock on their faces was by far the best laugh I'd had all week. "I am Tyrome Greenstick," I told all of them, almost all their faces donned a horrified look, oh yeah they knew who I was. "This was your first lesson; NEVER think that your opponent is weak or powerless. Always assume you are going against another strong if not AS strong as.