.. I carry the child of Erik and ... and ... and my father!" she blurted out in obvious embarrassment.But there was only laughter as the two women joi...ed hands and descended the staircase to join the others at the table."Looks like you were busy last night," sneered Andre to Justine as she walked by. The least you could have done was let me watch." I would think you were otherwise occupied," retorted Justine, nodding to Margo and her white hair."It would seem that Wilhelm and Andre have. Fluffy!"? I had to sew him back together, remember? I feel like Mr. Fluffy right now, all soft and insubstantial inside.But I can't tell you that."I guess it's time to go," he said. He was looking at the tops of his sneakers, the way he did during awkward moments."Are you sure you packed everything? Do you have your allergy pills? Your eyedrops? Your--" I have them all, Mom." He rolled his eyes."You'll call, right? You'll call tonight and let me know how it's going?" I'll call."When he was a. “How’s that work?” Jill giggled, “His name is Dave, and yours is George.”“Back in the old days, Pullman porters used to be called ‘George’ regardless of their name,” George started, “harking back to the slave tradition of calling slaves by the name of their master. Some porters still did it for a while, sort of as a reverse pride. When they first met, Uncle Dave asked my dad to call him ‘George,’ despite the prominent ‘David’ on his name tag.”“Oh,” she said as the passed into the Slumbercoach. “For those of you who have made purchases on these fine young women, come forward and I’ll present you with your voucher. When you’re ready to leave, the girls will be held in the back room. Present your voucher to redeem your purchase.” Another two sellers approached the girls, a nasty look on their faces, and grabbed them by their leads, yanking them forwards. Before they could make it too far, however, Cheryl could hear the old man who had bought her talking. “Actually,” he said to the.