Bye" and the 'phone went dead.General conversation had resumed, the family imagining it was just a routine business phone call. Only a raised bushy ey...brow from Andrew telegraphed 'you don't work on Sunday's. What's up?' She shook her head and he went back to marshalling the tribes. Benjamin was clinging to her leg trying to tell her a complicated story about swans and cows. Better teach him telepathy. Work would be a rest cure after this.There was a knock at the door and Susan Riches bobbed. He pointed out that if he got to six that would mean seven spanks, seven would mean nine, the count of eight would mean ten spanks.Master Ray began counting at a normal pace and initially Andrea simply stood there, then when she realised he meant his threat she hurriedly unbuttoned her dress, unfortunately Master Ray was too shrewd for Andrea, he knew she would struggle to remove her dress by five, even if she started unbuttoning it straight away, so he had counted to ten by the time she cast. He suffered from nearly every vice imaginable, as did his two lazy sons, Edward and Phillip. These defects though in their characters managed to remain hidden until after the bans had been posted on the church doors and they had become man and wife.Oh what a sad day that was! No sooner had his prize been won, but her new husband began to drink and gamble away her accumulated wealth, which had been so carefully saved. Brian felt no loyalty or debt to the man who had died saving him and others in. What does a loving fiancé do in such circumstances? Please think about it Ged."Ged shrugged, "I've gone over this Gus, over and over I've gone over it. She went with Zak and married him, and she tells me she doesn't know why. I've nothing left for her. I'm sorry about it, but I can't get over it."His folk group would not let it be either. They were desperate for him to stay.It was Vivienne who let rip at him. It surprised him. She had always been dead straight with him, but he could see she was.