..." And yet?" And yet there must be Anne. A reason. Otherwise it wouldn't bethere." Isn't there a mass of folk lore associated with the wren? Hunting...t .... keeping it in a cage .... killing it?" But it so obscure .... and what has folk lore to do with us? Mindyou it is the archetypical feminine bird .... Jenny Wren and CockRobin and all that..... But still even that isn't really relevant. "Perhaps it just means 'a little bird told me', Sophie?" But why a wren?" Because .... " Anne's brow. "Lipstick is a stick whichsmears color over your lips. It is impossible to control and there isno way to apply it evenly. What you buy in the drugstore or even in thedepartment store is no bargain. It goes on too thick and it comes offtoo quickly." He held up a plain black tube. "This is professional lipcolor. It goes on with a brush. It is much more expensive, but you usemuch less, it lasts much longer and it makes you look much better.Again, the color is a natural shade, to highlight without. "What do you think?" asked the shorter of the two."Looks good from here, but I'm going to want a much closer look. You think she'll be gullible enough to take the bait?"The short man shrugged, "It just depends on how bad she needs the money. What's Joan got against her anyway?" Nothing. She hates the husband for some reason and sees this as a way to break them up." What's the saying, with friends like that who needs enemies?"Janice walked up to the bar and when the bartender came over she told. But that's part of da whole deal. We get together to tradeexperiences and talk out da anger. When they see I got it worse din any ofthe rest a dem, most of dem kind of feel like I just got what I deserved,you know?" It still amazes me that you don't hate Cat's guts for what happened toyou." Well, like I said before, if I wasn't in the rackets, none a dis wouldhave happened to me. Since nobody seems to know how to bring the old Tonyback, I'm just tryin' my best to make da best of da.