"Have a seat, please."As we both sit down, I get the first sense that perhaps this woman is interested in having the upper hand. Looking across at her...desk, Ylena's chair is upright but the visitor's chair, the chair I am sitting in, is lower and leans back slightly. Anyone sitting there would feel at a distinct psychological disadvantage – just as I do now.She suggests we use a small sofa and an easy chair arranged around a coffee table on the far side of the office. A standard lamp throws a. After staring at the varieties in front of him, he thought it useless to pick something so beautiful but will inevitably die in a few days. At that moment the counter girl noticed his reluctance and asked if she could help him. He told her, “I would like something special for myself that won’t die like these,” pointing to the vases of cut flowers, “I think I want something that is alive.” She led him to the potted plants and excused herself to answer the phone. After ten minutes or so she. " Two or three fast mouse clicks transformed the row of digits into a three-dimensional emerald green bar graph twinkling against a black background. "Ahh ha! Got it!" She whooped with glee as she zoomed to the final moments before the line went offline. "See?" she cried the instant the panels' flat-line trickle of sunset power started to spike. "In the final tenth of a second, we captured the first moments of the event." her long slender finger traced the nearly vertical slope of the bar. The only entrance was through an iron gate that was manned by a uniformed security guard. He opened the gate and directed us to some parking spaces along the circular drive. I retrieved the bags from the back of the car and then did something uncharacteristic for me. Pat was just standing there so I gathered her in my arms and kissed her. At first, I thought she was going to rebuke me when she pulled back a little, but then she surrendered and kissed me back with far more vigor than I had any.