" That is still a brilliant idea. I have her number in my phone. I'llcall her right now."An hour later, Ellen rejoined her friends. "Let's go ladie.... I need tofind the doctor. I know what I have to do. I can only pray George willforgive me if I am wrong."The two couldn't wait. Riding up in the elevator, they threatened Ellenwith bodily harm if she didn't spill the beans."Okay. His therapist broke all kinds of ethical rules by telling me whatshe and Heather had discussed. As we knew. As there was an elderly lady sitting outside, they asked if she was the owner? “Yes,” she replied “are you interested in buying?”“Yes.” said Suzanne, “The house looks fantastic. Can we have a look inside please?”“How could you pay for this house, you don’t look like you have any money?” She asked.Looking around to see who was interested, no one, Suzanne mentioned “Last night I won the first division prize in Gold Lotto. I currently live in a one bedroom box and needed to get out. Your house has. Rex asked.“No. No family”. I answered. “No family anywhere. I have floated around a lot. A couple of foster families but I do not want to talk about them”. I turned to the window and started looking out.“No one waiting for you in Jefferson City”. Rex repeated himself. His voice was suddenly soft, full of concern. “No. No one at all”. I answered disgustedly. “Just starting over. I have been starting over again a lot”. I was still looking out the window. He had a hand on my thigh, just above the. The last book I read just for pleasure was a Thomas Hardy, 'Far From the Madding Crowd' which was written exactly a hundred years ago." Oh yes, I know it well. Gabriel Oak and Bathsheba Everdene?" Exactly! Hardy really wrote well describing the Wessex of the day and the social attitudes; I've read most of his books." Did you see the film?" I haven't - that was about four or five years ago, wasn't it?" Yes, I think so, maybe a little bit longer. It was a good film, and pretty faithful to the.