’ They both nodded, snorting again, and he lit his pipe, an operation that took several seconds. His friend snorted again and murmured: ‘Maybe on...y dirty old men could think of it.’ With wry smiles, they both chuckled again. As he drew on his pipe, the other grinned and remarked: ‘Oh yes, I remember one that really felt like that, had not so fine black hair – on her head.’ ‘Hmm! I can imagine. Hm-hmm! My girlfriend in second grade had hair like that. Then a school nearer to where she lived. Home room goes by fast. The class really isn’t long as it is, but today it seems shorter than usual. It isn’t shorter and it doesn’t go by fast, Tabitha just has a lot on her mind. This doesn’t go unnoticed by her home room teacher, Mr. Welch. After the bell and when everyone else has filtered out, he stops Tabitha to question her about what is going on.“I just had a sort of break up,” she explains. “I can’t say any more than that, Mr. Welch.”Mr. Welch grins and says, “Please call me. She glanced at the clock, 8:58 PM. "Ah," she thought to herself. "It's one thing to have the dry geographic knowledge, to know that Judah's cathedral has its solar noon 8:25 hours earlier than the capital's. It's another matter entirely to expect a date change three hours after sunrise! I wonder if phrases like tomorrow and later today might have different meanings here."Eliana rose from the bed and checked her communications log before her shower. She was very surprised to see that her. I gave her a small little sheepish smile and a look of contriteness. A nod of my head gave her the indication that I was here for the show and I was ready for her to proceed. She was standing at the foot of her double bed. It was placed directly in front of the window facing away towards the dresser. She looked suddenly nervous, almost hesitant to finish what she had insisted on, as witnessed by her lower lip that she tucked in under her front teeth. But she slowly started to remove her.