Karen Ma'am." She then curtseyedto Ms. Lisa and again to Alice who returned another curtsey to Cindy andthen looked at her wife for guidance. Ms. Lisa...just smiled at Alice as ifto say, "Yes my dear you are a complete pantywaist."Cindy hurried to the bedroom where she found Brad and Karen kissing. Theybroke their kiss when Cindy entered. Cindy curtseyed and told her Ms. Lisaand Alice were here."Oh Ok, well serve them some refreshments while I get dressed and tell herI will be with her. You're the same Jack I've always known." Darius," Jack sighed in exasperation. "You're blind, or you don't care."Polly's comment surprised Jack, "He don't care. He don't want nothing to change." Jack could have applauded the woman's observation."Exactly," Jack responded. "That's what I was looking for, that's the answer. I'm just like Darius, too. For a couple of years I haven't cared what happened around me, either." He turned to the waitress and thanked her. "Polly, what's the healthiest. I brushed my hair; it had dried in to its normal bouncy curls. As I filled the kettle my decision of the day was trying to decide whether to take off my skirt and wash it, it was a little dirty and there were two buttons that needed replacing and my strapy top had some marks on it, I mussed on this monumental problem as I plugged in the kettle and got my cup ready, as I thought to myself do I or don't I the front door bell chimed, oh no I thought, I don't want people coming, I wanted a quiet. His worst case scenario was coming true.Together with Applethorn, he planned the defence. Any troops had to pass through a small village, a mile and a half upriver, and this was where they would place their first line of defence. Tony had kegs with gunpowder brought there. A whole keg was emptied on the cobbled village road, with lines of powder leading into the houses that contained more gunpowder. The French would march into the village at night, and with the nailed soles of their boots.