"And you are so sure the person I wish to make contact with is a he, Mister Dunn?" What an affront! For all he knows, I'm contacting the spirit of my ...ear, recently departed mother, or wanting grief to be laid to rest at the passing of a child. Lydia said her piece bluntly, whipping her fan from her reticule and snapping it open in one smooth move. "Well, Lady Hoyt-Moore, it is just a lucky guess, I imagine." He looked up and smiled while staring into her eyes; like so many women before her,. "Of course, right down at the end of that little hallway between the two bedrooms."I really hadn't been expecting guests so the house was the normal mess a bachelor's pad gets into. While she was gone, I quickly moved around picking up empty dishes, newspapers and the other items of litter that were strewn about. I was surprised to hear water running but assumed she was washing her hands and perhaps her face.After more than a few minutes I started down the hall to see if there was something. He pointed through the cage at one of the shorter smaller girls, blonde hair curling down to her waist. Come here girl, if you know whats good for you He sneered at her. She shuffled her way towards him. She stood with her hands clasped in front of her, her head down. He opened up the cage and swiftly grabbed her by the neck and pulled her out. His fingertips suddenly sprouted claws, and he raked one down the front of her, ripping off her filthy dress. She was scared still, afraid he had cut. " I looked at her across the table. I couldn't detect any movement at all. "Did you?" Yes." She fairly spat the word."Did the earth stop turning? Did the building fall down? Did anyone jump on you?"She replied softly, "No." See? Don't be uptight. Loosen up a little more. Do the unexpected. Try another experiment..."She looked at me, waiting for my instructions. I didn't give any. Instead, I slipped my foot out of my shoe and straightened my leg. I aimed exactly between her knees, but under the.