”My only thought, apart from surprise at this comment, was the smarmy git wants something.Mr Granger went on, “There’s a short conference at whi...h some new technology is being demonstrated, and we both think that you have the expertise to decide whether it would be of use to us. It’s quite expensive but may well be able to allow us to streamline and save time on some of the processes we currently use. It’s only one day and I want you and Lucy to go, have look and then report back to me and some. The girls each laid out a ground cloth and lay on it, sighting on the buffalo. Isum and I stood, using tree branches to steady our rifles since we could absorb the recoil better than the girls could. Wizzer, Mercury, and Diana sat nearby quivering excitedly like they always do when we hunt. They could tell when we were preparing to shoot.Once everyone let me know they picked their target, I counted down from three to zero and we all fired at zero. I glanced quickly at our wagons and mules. Really? She was supposed to practice with him sitting there? As if aware of what she was thinking, he said, without looking up. ‘You’re going to have to sing in front of a whole lot of people soon. Better to sing in front of one friendly face who isn’t even looking at you first.’ He had a point. She ran through a couple scales and sang her piece from The Phantom of the Opera then the noise of a commotion in the hall came through the door. She couldn’t make out the voices but she took the excuse. But, normally, I never act on those little pleasure prompts. I save them till I get home.”“And then what?” I asked knowing she had said more than she planned.She flushed deeply and turned her head, embarrassed.“It’s not a thing to be shy about, we all... , ““Yes, but we all don’t talk about it, especially to a stranger.” She said clamming up.“Maybe we should leave, I’ve enjoyed getting to know you.” I said.“We can leave, but please don’t go away. I’ve went this far and I do want to act on my.