?Wellit has all been a bit hush-hush, don't you know?? He pulled a box of matchesfrom the pocket of his striped blazer and lit up. An aromatic cloud o... bluesmoke slid lazily across the club house veranda. ?How exciting,? Alice grinned at Bertie's intriguing manner. ?I know you'vebeen spending oodles of time over at the aerodrome, is it something to do withthe record attempt?? ?Ah, hah, my secret life is unveiled! No prospects for me as a spy, eh? Yes,I've got myself a bit of a job up there. Got. After months of research, I havedeveloped this charm -- he calls it a charm, rather than a spell.Voice 2: I heard, get on with it.Voice 1: ...developed this charm. Read aloud in the presence of anenemy, it will alter reality, so that the person will no longer be athreat.Voice 2: Alter reality? What the [expletive deleted] does that mean?Voice 1: I don't know. Maybe we can figure it out after I read the restof it. He says, it does not matter who reads the charm. However, if thereader does. She even allowed me to poach some of Ginny Fuller’s cultural assessment material that she did for you and the Circle, with appropriate attribution, of course.”Dave gave a little upward thrust into Barb’s luscious body. “Sure, bring her around. Let me know ahead of time, and you know that Friday and Saturday evenings are either the best of times or the worst of times to have someone like her visit with us.”Barb snickered, “I’ve been trying to think about that. I’ve decided to just ask her. So far the university had adopted a "Don't ask, don't tell" attitude. Some may have suspected their novel living arrangement but as long as Mark and the girls kept their actions discreet there had never been any questions asked. Mark deftly avoided any mention of his private life and so far even the normally nosey national media hadn't taken any undue notice. Debbie sometimes felt cheated that she couldn't lie down on a blanket and smooch with her lover in one of the campus parks like any other.