We also have to consider where we’ll build the next Ecstasy Island.”“We don’t know yet that this one is going to work,” Diana insisted.“It...can’t miss,” he said with a grin. “This will be our testing ground for the next one. We’ll iron out the kinks here and be better prepared for the next one. When we’re ready for the next one, we’ll move Shelly and Ed. By then, Anna will be ready to assume control.”Diana put her hands on David’s face and pulled him into a long kiss. “I love you, baby. And more. He looked great in jeans and hiking boots. “How long do you think we'll be here?” she asked and looked toward the door of the house. It was closed and her best friend and his best friend were inside arguing. The truck sat in the driveway with a canopy of tree branches above them. The light from the westering sun was faltering and darkness loomed in the shadows and corners. She could hear a breathy anticipation building in him. “No telling,” he said. “She was pretty pissed when he went to the. That Saturday, I was out of the house well before the milkman knocked to collect his money. I was in the phone box just before 7.30 and dialling the Winchester number, and to my delight Julie picked it up straight away. We talked for a good twenty minutes (thank goodness for lower charges after 6 and at weekends) and I learned that she was planning to nip over to Reading for the night, once Jen and Hamish were back from their swimming match.Even though I couldn’t be with her, I was delighted.. I should be lying on my bed at home, and reading some of my old term papers on literary giants of early America. “What is this place? Please Sir, tell me!” I am full of panic, and near sobbing as the revelation begins to manifest. The odor of dirt reaches my senses. My hands are those that have been deep in the earth, digging and clawing, but for what? My fingers sting with the bite of frost. “Westminster Burying Grounds.” He says in a low disparaging tone. “You can find your way to me. Come.