She parked in a circular drive in front of the entrance door. Astoundingly we were all gathered in Jill’s bedroom within minutes. They took turns te...ling me what to expect but I hardly listened, assured I was ready for anything. I scanned the big bedroom, decorated with paintings and light colored furniture pieces. The carpet was white and so plush I could only see the tops of my shoes. The bed was huge with tall white posters at the head and foot of it. There seemed to be dozens of pillows,. Actually, that’s not true, first we both drink some water from my backpack. But once we are re-hydrated, we divest ourselves of our clothing. At my command, Anna is standing, legs spread, hands behind her head, smack in the middle of the clearing. I rummage a little in my pack, and finally come up with a tube of toothpaste. Squeezing a generous helping onto my finger, I approach Anna slowly so that she can see what is happening. Equally slowly I reach down and smear the cool paste onto my. "I pretended to think that over and then said, "Look around, Othneal. Every corner of Baltimore is stuffed full of people doing nothing to improve their condition. The population is divided between working night and day to keep a roof over their heads and those who wait all day for the workers to take care of them. There's no end in sight, and nobody would raise their heads above the sand to see it if there was."Othneal took that and ran. "What if – though – what if there was a way to dial back. It's gone on long enough."I stood up. "Gentlemen, I'm not here to turn you against one another. It will make it much better all the way around if I resign and you agree to my payout. It will look a lot better to your clients. If necessary you can mention that Charles and I divorced and I thought it would be best if I left the firm."I knew Charles wanted to humiliate me but his partners knew what I said was a lot better for the firm. They agreed to transfer a million dollars to my personal.