"BothLinda and I have one as well." "That's cool," I said. "Hey fancy comingaround my house this afternoon?" "Yeah that would be great. How manycontro...lers do you have?" Hannah asked. I replied by stating that I hadjust the one. "Ok, Linda and I will stop by our houses and bring overours. That way the four of us can play." The four of us?" I asked looking at George. He winked at me and said,"Bring it on big girl." I looked at Hannah and Linda surprised. "Oh comeon Laura!" Linda said laughing.. Mostly Jane talked. It wasn't shyness that kept him from speaking. He wanted to hear what she had to say. When he talked, he talked about music. He talked about the quiet splash of the paddle, the people's conversation, the birds, the squirrels chattering as a random musical event, the silences between notes. He talked about John Cage and chance composition. Then he talked about how he liked to compose. Not chance but sometimes sounding like it. But with melody. A melody he concocted using the. " And this offer applies to you, too, Barbara," Gloria added.Barbara said, "It is Alice that wants to change. I'll take the boob job,but not the other, if that is O.K. with you." Wait a minute," Joe said; " This arrangement could solve all of ourproblems.Don't you see? When I have my surgery I will be legally able to marry myGloria, but if you Alice have your surgery, but Barbara doesn't, in theeyes of the law you are male and female regardless of how you presentyourselves to the public. . I never told you about this because of beating the lads promised me if I ever mentioned the incident.Anyway, back to events here. The next morning, after receiving your letter, the Father and I went off to the lough as usual. After I undressed, I told the Father that the cold was making me want to go wee-wee and asked if I could go behind a bush. As you'd led me to believe, a bulge began to grow in the front of his cassock as he told me that, as part of my punishment, I would have to do it.