Frank heard the bathroom door open and called to Rita, ‘What would you like to drink, sweetheart? They have white wine, vodka, gin, brandy, rum and ...cotch. They have pop and ginger ale stocked, too.’ ‘Surprise me,’ she said grabbing his black shirt off the chair, putting it on. Her hair was a bit wet from the shower and hung in curls around her shoulders. She wandered barefooted into the living room and stood for a moment taking in the tall man fixing drinks at the wet bar. Frank looked up at. I never had a chance. He always found me. I had Buster for 13 years, too, until he was ready to go and I took him to the vet for his final shot. It is such a sad day when you must say good-bye to your companion for the last time. I’m tearing up now, writing this. I loved that dog. ‘I miss you, Buster.’ After Buster, I decided that a mutt was a much better dog to own than a pedigree. So, I returned to the Animal Rescue League and adopted Brandy. Brandy, Dachshund and Shepherd, was a funny. Don't... ohh... ohhh... what have I d-done to d-deserve this?" sobbed Nardine."Bring the Block," Vesta ordered her two assistants, and strolled over to a tall wall cabinet to select the instrument she would use for Nadine's initiation. The two near-nude giants carried a heavy, leather-and-wood hump to the front of the cat-walk and set it down. It curved high in the air, with buckling straps fore and aft at its base. Nadine began to sob more loudly at the sight of it.She struggled instinctively. ”I looked up to find Jones watching me with something like awe in his face. I raised my eyebrows in query, and he spoke.“I have never heard that woman speak so deferentially before. What did you do to her, Jeeves? She even called you “Mr. Jeeves”, which for her is high praise.”“Mr. Jones, all I did was to treat her with respect. She is the lord of her kitchen, so she must be regarded as the expert within that environment, until proved otherwise. Her reaction gives me grounds for.