Like... tangled weeds. What do you have to say for yourself? Come now,speak up!At a loss for words, Blair merely stammered. So Miss Umbridge cut hi...off:I appreciate that there may be problems at home, but [she quickly saidto avoid a response] I don't want you bring them into my class. Now,now, don't say another word. I want us to remain on a strictlyprofessional, teacher-pupil relationship, which means I shouldn't knowyour secrets or anything else that might bias my evaluation of. But I also can’t guarantee any specific outcome.”“You’re saying no commitment right now?”“I couldn’t make a commitment right now because I gave my word that I would sit down with Tasha, once she graduates and moves to McKinley, and talk about our future. I’d say the most likely outcome of that talk is that we’ll agree that neither of us think marrying the other is the right thing to do. But I can’t go into that conversation with the future already determined.”“Then how does Kimiko figure into. Gail was anxious to take on that challenge. From time to time Gail would amuse herself by giving Chris a little peek. Today was one of those times. He always got home within a couple minutes of 3:30. Gail was waiting. When he rode his bicycle into the driveway she opened a window and called down to him. Could he come up and give her a hand with something? Chris bolted up the stairs two at a time. She needed help to retrieve some papers that had purposely slipped behind the desk in the bedroom.. Somewhere along the line you decided to show me one of your favorite, private places. It’s along a rocky coastline where few people go because of the strong, crashing waves, but somewhere along the shore there is a place, a small cave-like opening that is shielded from the pounding surf. We get totally soaked trying to get there, but when we arrive it is such a peaceful place. Even the raging sea just beyond the craggy knoll that protects us seems to be practically silenced by the awe of this.