He didn't understand well enough to want to do so. The perquisites of youth, spontaneity and abandon, had never found a comfortable resting place in h...s soul.The tall pines formed a canopy of shade. The tops of the trees were knitted so densely that when it rained he could remain there and usually stay dry. The boughs of the trees were ten or twelve feet from the ground and there was about eight feet between each trunk. The floor of the grove was covered in pine straw from years gone by.. The alarm of the cheap bedside clock rudely awakens me from my slumber. I fumble around and silence it through sleep encrusted eyes, rolling back over and sighing as my sight tries to focus around the room. I depart the warmth of the bed, making my way to the bathroom to perform my morning ablutions, making myself presentable for the working day ahead. As I feel invigorated by the pressure of the shower, I am reminded that it is 'Casual Friday' in the office. For the guys in the office, it. It put the maids into a terribledilemma. Allow more and be remunerated for it, or refuse and have theirindentured state last longer. Perhaps much longer, after the way theywere charged for incidentals.Up until now they had declined all requests from their variouscustomers. But their willpower was eroding. They needed that extraincome if they were ever going to escape from servitude. They werethinking about that as Burt led them to a door at the end of theutilitarian hallway, opened it, and. But I didn't give in straightaway, not after the way the pompous woman had spoken to me. Feeling a bit of a heel in refusing to help a disabled person, I played for time. "What time do you get home from school tomorrow?" Ten-to-four Sir." Come and see me then but no promises from me." You'll have to get your grandmother to bring you Emily, I'll still be in London. She encourages your nonsense but maybe you'll grow out of it soon and do something sensible with your time." Her scornful tone and.