Pleased to meet you!” Her face suddenly went funny. It was liked she had seen a ghost. All the blood ran from her cheeks. I thought she was going to...speak again and then her telephone rang. “Oh sorry… I better get that. I’m expecting a call… from work,” she said, suddenly distant. “OK sure!” I left her to it and went back to mine. I sat down and rubbed my eyes. I was trying to remember her face. I was about to log on to the 'net when there was a knock on my door. I opened it and there was my. He could have walked right onto Saturday Night Live as a Conehead. All the Jesuits were there in plain black robes and a plain rope cincture. The Father Provincial of the Jesuits was there. He’s cool. Head of all the Jesuits in the region and he still teaches math at a local high school. There was a company of nuns. Behind all the priests and acolytes, the workers came. There weren’t that many. I’d guess about one in ten of the people who worked on the church showed up for the dedication. Not. A leathery aroma of rich musk did reach her below. She inhaled it deeply There was the scent of wine in the air, as well.Trying to remain calm, she hesitated, then said, “You found your way here alright?”“I did. Arrived just about ten minutes ago,” he replied. “Followed your instructions perfectly. If you’ll also note: The lights are still off. The curtains are drawn. Did you find the phone on the console?”Willow nodded, then said, “Yes. I saw it.”He had complied with everything she had. The eye roll told me that they’d had the needed discussions many times before, and that Ash’s principles of decorum had been violated.Lisa went out of her way to situate herself next to me when we stood around chatting before dinner, and then made sure I knew she’d saved me a seat next to her at the crowded dining room table in the Czerny’s small dining room. I tried to be pleasant and accommodating while offering no encouragement to the woman.Instead, I put my focus on the two young girls..