All in due course Christa, all in due course.” And that was the end of the conversation, at least for the time being. It wasn’t until Saturday aft...rnoon when mom was out with her friends that I said to Jack that I had mentioned him to Sara. “And?” he asked like an excitable child. “She said that she was flattered that you thought she was pretty. She then mentioned that you also weren’t too bad yourself and that mom was a lucky woman having a guy like you around,” I said, relaying Sara’s words. The spells and the Magic involved were all familiar to me.Mother Margie went over to the Herbal store and returned with several kinds of salves which they also applied to Mrs. O'Neill before wrapping the blanket around her. They had also used a spell to keep her asleep and thus quiet while they worked."All right, we'll need both of you boys to help us get her home. We'll put her and the girls in the bedroom at the end of the hall," Mother Katie told us, and I felt Annie stiffen at this. The matter before the Navy Board is to make a decision concerning a Solarian freighter and suggest ways to deal with consequences of that decision...Now I don't wish to unduly influence you but you remember my opening statement? Good. I think what occurred is that Her Majesty's Armed Cutter "Shriek" captained by Lt Cdr McCock, while on a routine patrol south east of Gorgipest captured the Solarian blockade runner, the "Bonaventura", and brought her to Admiralty Court in Settlement to be. He didn't have long to wait."Taadaah!" Ken sashayed into the room holding two costumes. "Which would you like to be tonight? The sexy nurse?" He waggled his eyebrows. "Or the manly fireman, hero and protector of the people?" Just give me the damn costume," Adam groaned. "Leave some hot water for me," he called as Ken made a bee line for the bathroom. He had been pleasantly surprised by the costume choice but he still wasn't going to make his acceptance of going to this party easy on.