. no nothing,” I said. “That huge backpack you’ve been assembling will be left on the closet floor.”“Oh shit!”The day finally arrived. Gra...e was still skeptical right up to the moment she was holding my hand and watched me disappear through the mirror ... the wench gave a squawk and tried to let go. It was too late ... the mirror dragged her through.We both were in the hall ... the door to Crossroads was before us. I looked down at her ... have I never mentioned Grace is short? Not just short. Tommy was properly trained to hold perfectly still, keeping his warm lips upon her without suction, awaiting her recovery and next instruction. Her eyes closed, just for a moment.When Mrs. Carrington finally came to her senses again. There was this young boy, her 18-year-old nephew lying in her arms and grinning like the cat who swallowed the canary. He had right to be proud of himself. She was very pleased with him.Her breathing slowly became normal again. She smiled. "My, my, it seems you. Sam was practically jumpin' out of his skin when he got a good look at them two pistols. He made a point of showin' Annie an' Alice how the double action worked, an' how easy it was ta reload them nine cartridges in the cylinder. The women thanked me, too, fer givin' Sam such a useful gift.I received a new pair of boots from the women. I teased them 'bout which one was givin' me the right boot an' which one was givin' me the left boot. They was a right nice pair of boots, an' I really. .. .. I persuaded my partner Paula to agree to come skiing with me and suggested that her brother Mike and his girlfriend Lisa would like to come along to make up a foursome. I was quite happy to go off skiing on my own whilst they had lessons. Anyone who has been will know that you have some great times during lessons. I am very gregarious but I felt that Paula would like to have a familiar face or two learning with her.I would look them up when passing by to see how they were getting on and.