" I leaned over to dismount and a bullet whizzed through my hat crown. I thought, "Damn! Not again. Jane's gonna kill me fer messin' up another hat!" ...he sound of the rifle shot caused Sam and me to grab our rifles and hit the ground in a hurry. Joe and Jack both ran for their rifles and joined us flat on the ground.I looked back the way we had come and saw 7 men on horses, one of them holding a rifle. Before I could move, Sam showed off some of his prowess by snapping off a shot at the man. . Jeff took his wife into his arms. “I do not understand you.”“Good. Now, let’s go home. Watching you kiss her has turned me on something fierce.”Again, Jeff felt as if someone had laid a gentle kiss on his neck, but when he turned to Diana, she was talking to First, who had just walked up with his women.What the heck is wrong with me? I know I felt something touch my neck. Even as the thought crossed his mind, he could feel amusement, almost a giggle, coming from Little One. Was that you? he. Peters.”“I bet he was crying too,” Danny said looking a little embarrassed.“Yes.”“I really thought playing that flute would be easy. It’s the hardest thing I’ve ever tried to do. I think that I’ve managed to make noises with that instrument that no human being has ever before managed to produce.”“Believe it or not, Mr. Peters said the same thing.”“I believe it,” Danny said.“What are you going to do?”“What do you mean?”“Are you going to quit it?”Danny said, “No. Martha Beck said, ‘From quitting. “I did hear someone singing though. I was pretty sure the voice was male, unless one of you sing tenor?”“You heard singing?” Dalton asked.I nodded. “Male voice, singing in a language I didn’t understand or recognize.”She pulled out her cell phone and went to the bedroom.I looked at the others. “What was that all about?” They exchanged another look. “Will someone talk to me, please? Did I do something wrong?” I looked around at the apartment. “Did the spell go awry?”“No,” Jordan said. “No, it.