..Though invited to take dinner with Madame Vesta, both Quentin and Julia politely turned down the offer, pleading tiredness after the journey. Quenti... did not think it necessary to add that fucking Carlotta had also taken a good deal out of him... and Julia did not yet feel up to facing that menacing figure. So each had a light supper brought up on a tray...Quentin made Carlotta act as a table alongside his armchair. She knelt on hands and knees, concentrating on keeping her back straight and. .. or on a base... I'm not sure in civvies in town. What you got in mind?" She giggles."I don't have a license or a car and I live out of town so I guess all I can offer is a walk in the park in the afternoon."She thinks on it, "I bet it would be fun. When are we going?" What time is my train Wednesday?" It's the overnighter from Quebec City. You catch the 6pm train here to Quebec and change to the overnighter but you don't have to leave the train, they change the car to the eastbound run. Couldn't let a near-beginner show me up in lab, now could I? The motivational value was incredible--I've never had a stronger urge to go in early and start working. When she came in, I waved hi, then promptly started going through the schedule for the day."A little ambitious, aren't we?" she asked."The incubation is the only step that's time-intensive; everything else should be quick and easy."Work breezed by. She went over to Levering around 12:30, and brought back pizza just as I finished. He wanted to talk about the two of you. He loves you very much and would like to marry you Janie, when you get your divorce." I know mom, and I love Tim very much too. God, this is getting very complicated." Janie darling," Sara squeezed her hands, "There's one more thing you should know. I hope you won't think badly of me, but I have done something that may make you very angry with me." Mom, I could never get angry with you. Tell me what's wrong." Well, yesterday when Tim was here, he became.