And, of course, in every case as soon as the instrument of silence was removed, Helena's stream of invective immediately returned. Looking back, of co...rse, my actions were as futile as pushing a cork in a pipe and expecting the water to go away. However, in my frustration at failing to make significant progress with Helena's adjustment, I must confess that I became rather blinkered.The next events should have come as no surprise to me.She attempted to make her escape from Highgate. After a long. Securely under the crook of the man’s arm was something wrapped in cloth. He pushed on even as a wound in his side spilled blood against the forests’ floor. There were shouts off distance echoing from a good mile behind the man…the yelping and growling of canines. It could be no mistake, death called through the glade just as profusely as the dogs snarled and blood trickled. In a furious abandon she gathered the air around her essence. A chill took the air and the wind began to pick up lifting. Months of toil boiled down to thirty minutes of show-and-tell. It made him remember to straighten his tie.“We’ll move on to ‘New Business’.”It was Kyle Stevens chairing the meeting. His announcement made the murmuring among the audience cease.They all found out that before the main event of the Midco presentation there were other items on the agenda. One was a petition for a Stop Sign at an intersection in the residential area. Another was a complaint by a citizen about a decision by the Zoning. In the front room the piles of dirty books were rapidly disappearing, while all scientific periodicals were handed to Fran, who had the relatively congenial task of sorting them and filing them by date and subject matter. The revolting mess that had been Albert's house was being rapidly restored to order and cleanliness and all I had to do was watch.Well, maybe there was one other thing I could do. That newly prepared bed was for use, not for show. Gabby looked so indescribably sexy in trainers.