*********************************************************************************9pm, that nightJeff was just putting the finishing touches on the new...report when Hannah's office door opened, and she stepped, cautiously, out of her office."Jeff?", she said, suprised, "What are you still doing here?"Hannah made her slow way over to his desk, walking a little stiffly, and wincing, when she leaned back against the desk next to his.Jeff made a noise of exasperation."You wanted the trends report. Well, anything. Maids carried away the extramattresses, and the man-mountain felt the hobnail, which had been drivenhalf way into the wood by the hobbit hammering. He took his own hammer,bigger than any hobbit, and struck the nail once. When Ruth looked, shesaw that his single blow had set the nail a good half inch into thewood."Thank you kind smith," she said. Kon just nodded to her and thensqueezed out through the door to the room. As soon as the smith andinnkeeper left, hobbits started to. ''What for?' I knew what I'd done for Lucy but was unsure why Kate was thanking me.'You know what. Lucy is over the moon. I already regard her as a good friend so I'm glad to see her happy. Thanks also for involving me when you didn't have to.'I hugged her tight. 'You are involved in everything I do.''Not everything I hope, ' giggled my insolent child, 'I don't want anything to do with all the noises that emanate from your room when Lucy is here.'I blushed, which I was sure was her intention.. Me: Rahul, this is Manali. Manali, this is Rahul, my best friend since childhood.Manali: I know. Aap ke bare mein bohut suna hai apke dost se. Ye aksar apke bare mein baat karte hai.Rahul: Aap nahi, tum. Main bhi aap nahi bol sakta. Main Ajit ka dost hu, aur tum bhi iske sath padti thi. So, hum teeno hi same age ke hai. Iss hisab se tum bhi mere dost hue. Kyun Ajit, sahi kaha na?Me: Absolutely.Rahul: Tumhe koi aitraaz toh nahi agar main tumhe Manali keh kar pukaru, instead of calling.