The men then hoisted her. Her feet were about 4' off the floor. Chrisy gathered up a load of candles (maybe 2 dozen) and we lit them in front of the...base of the cross. Lights were then dimmed to a point where candles and electric were giving equal light. The men in their black robes basically became ghostly images.Me, Chrissy and Mary had our hands bound in front. I was placed in the cage. Chrissy went to the Stocks and Mary to the cieling strap. Unlike Noreens time on the strap, they. On the odd time I’ve been in his office, I noticed he has photos of his wife and daughter on his desk. Except that on this Monday his wife’s one wasn’t there. I thought it was a bit odd, but could only assume there had been a rift. Jim came in about fifteen minutes after me. “Good morning Danielle. Oh what’s this?” He asked pointing to the Danish in the plastic carton. “Morning Jim. It’s just a little something, I thought you would like with your coffee.” “Oh thanks Danielle, that’s lovely.” I. I talked with her mother for some time. She told me that her name was Nithya and their family belonged to Uttarakhand. And she teaches Hindi in a primary school where Anu studies. I asked her about Anu’s father. She remained silent for a while and then cleared her throat. She told me that her husband was dead. She told me that she got married to her husband in an arranged marriage when she was 21. After a year she gave birth to Anu. When Anu was 2 years old, her father died in a rail accident. As “Pygmalion” had proved a long time ago, it is far easier to teach a beautiful low-class scullery maid to act like a high born lady than it is to make a high born lady a scullery maid, ha, ha. Being born into wealth, position, and power did not necessarily automatically mean that one inherited natural beauty or even a pleasant voice all the time. In fact, in some cases, ugliness and a voice like chalk on a blackboard seemed to be the rule according to heraldry. If all you wanted was beauty.