“Right, get your stuff, you won’t be coming back here this afternoon!” said Mr Griffin.He asked Andrew to go back down to the gym and supervise ...he rest of the games lesson until he returned.“Yes of course Sir” he said in his innocent way and left to go back down the stairs.“Right lad, lead the way!” said Mr Griffin pointing Adam to the door.The Headmaster, Mr Herdman, had his office in a separate block, away from the main school. There were other offices there, the Staff room and the main. One more whisky and he’ll be asleep on the kitchen table.” That was, indeed, her other half’s nature. He never did handle his alcohol very well; it was best for her to just let him drink himself to a stupor and have him pass out somewhere in the house. Leaving him to it didn’t make her feel guilty in the slightest. His keen drinking habit was the last thing on her mind. She stood abruptly, picking up her discarded robe and rushing across the bedroom to neatly hang it on the back of the en. A long pause."Okay, but let me use the bathroom first."I waited outside her door for what seemed like twelve hours. She came out carrying her big artwork folder. She was still wearing the same dress she had worn on the plane earlier."I know a fine Italian restaurant nearby." I don't want to go out. I'm pretty tired and I hope we can get things done fast." Okay," I said and pressed the button for the elevator.I finished my double order of steak sandwiches in the coffee shop while she watched. It had been a large, fairly modern house but Ephraim described how he hadgiven it extensive renovations and additions. "One part of the house isright at the cliff edge, and the view over the sea to the mountains isspectacular. There's a big room just for you, and the kitchen's got allthe newest appliances." Oh nice," I said, but I allowed myself just a bit of criticism. "That'sall very well," I said, "but what about emergencies and even the routinestuff. I mean, how far is it from a hospital?.