" Alice now stepped forward. 'I hope the Harbor Master has a stout heart', thought Margaret. "May I present the Lady Alice, she is 'The Lady Fair'. M...rgaret held her breath while the wooden woman curtseyed to the Harbor Master."I am Daniel, the Harbor Master. Please let me know if there is anything my staff can do for you." He said with a bow. He then turned to Margaret, "Captain, please lead the way." Margaret was so stunned by his eager acceptance of Alice being the living embodiment of the. The next morning Rachel called a meeting. "Alan's parents are coming back this weekend they want to reconcile with us. They want to see their grandchildren. I have readied the guest room for them. We will all continue to sleep in the same bed while they are here. I want them to be sure they know what's going on and never accuse us of deceiving them." What shall we do about Sheila?"Caroline said."I don't want her here. I am content and sometimes jealous of mom now. I don't want to Alan any more. I want honesty ... no, I demand it!” I insisted now, “Any arsonists, embezzlers, junk bondsmen, extortionists, racketeers, inside traders, cat burglars, armed robbers, blackmailers, con artists, home invaders, that sort of scum around here? Hands in the air!”Roughly ten to twenty million people threw up their hands, all of them in mortal terror for their safety after witnessing the fates of the murderers, rapists, etc. They had reason to be, of course. I was a hard-ass when it came to certain. ."Vera:One look at the 'untouchables' and I knew that I had a goldmine. There were about eight of them gathered in a little sewing circle at the edge of a new playground module, and they ran the gamut -- big, small, oddly-shaped, homely, some physical issues -- you name it. Their kids were an amorphous mass, running here and there and screaming and yelling and generally venting a lot of youth and exuberance, like they were supposed to. Myra was a source of amazement among them -- one of them.