And of course she was, and they took the same table as before. They had hardly sat down when Chrissy turned to her, her eyes bright with a mixture of...curiosity and anxiety, and asked, “What did he say?” Then she seemed to hold her breath.Jane gave her the speech she had been mentally rehearsing all morning: “All right. Father Brian said he’s going to be in Haverson all this week, but he’s willing to come here this Sunday. “Wait,” she said, holding up her hand to forestall questions. “Let. " Jiri," said Jiri, and they shook hands, a little awkwardly. Jiri could not place her accent; it could have been European, but was not a strong one. She was certainly not an Australian or a Kiwi.With that, she sat down in the seat opposite Jiri and gazed with rapt attention at the unchanging landscape. Silence returned to the carriage, and Jiri returned to his book.Jiri did not notice immediately, but Karen's posture always seemed a little awkward, and she kept fidgeting. One rearrangement. " I was on my way to put some pants on until she alerted my attention. When I turned around she had that look in her eye and she was salivating. I already knew what I was in for. "You don't have to get dressed on my account", she said, approaching me step by step. "Oh no", I said, "now's not the time. We're about to eat." "Dinner can wait. I want my dessert." "Come on I just showered." "So take another one, stud. And this time let me do the scrubbing." What could I say? She was hungry and I was. Oh dear, he said, here I go again. You seem to have that effect on me. H e pulled me into him and kissed me, and then he asked me to get dressed – it was time for lunch, he said. I held up the balls and looked at him. He nodded, so I put the balls back in. He helped with the other thing. He took my hand again and we walked back to the mansion. On the way he talked about Mary Louise. He said she sometimes went in to visit people who stayed at the mansion, and that most of them freaked out when.