John’s,” I said.“What?”“You say here that he attends St. John’s church with his sick wife,” I said pointing to the file. “When Lou and...I were first married, we lived in an apartment a few blocks from St. John’s and attended services there. I believe Lou still does on occasion although we moved across town when we bought our house.”Rachael Morgan made a note of the information I had given her. She was being very thorough and decidedly hostile.“Have I done something to offend you, Ms. Morgan?” I. Frankie and Josh were now freshmen at the state college. They had an apartment together but were back now for the holiday break.“Are you going to be okay for tonight? You know you can always cancel.”They sure didn’t need the money and being the ‘company whore’ was just not as fun as it used to be, especially now that the boys were in college.“No. I’ll be fine. Besides, everyone is expecting me to bring in the new year with a bang.”With that, she opened her legs in a rude gesture. Ben rolled his. D.” Paige yelled in the background. “I want sausage.”‘I bet you do.’ I thought to myself. My mind was pretty much always in the gutter. “What about you, Simone? What kind of pizza do you want?”“Sausage is fine, I guess.”“Alright, baby girl. I’ll order the pizza and get it on the way home. Love you.”“Love you, too, Daddy.”Since I was driving and didn’t want to take my hands off the wheel any more than I needed to, I kept driving, knowing the phone would disconnect when Simone hung up… except,. Danglars by the unexpected appearance of the brigade of soldiers, and by the disclosure which had followed, the mansion was deserted with as much rapidity as if a case of plague or of cholera morbus had broken out among the guests. In a few minutes, through all the doors, down all the staircases, by every exit, every one hastened to retire, or rather to fly; for it was a situation where the ordinary condolences, --which even the best friends are so eager to offer in great catastrophes, --were.