‘You’re waiting me out.’‘Pardon?’‘You, the compulsive talker, haven’t said one word,you’re trying to goad me into asking why we’re h...re.’The look he shot me had me amending my statement,correcting my flip, disrespectful tone.‘You’re hoping I’ll inquire why, sir.’He grinned impishly.‘So ye’ll be wantin’ ta know then?’‘No, sir.’‘Stubborn is as stubborn does.’Before I could think of a snide comment about who,exactly, was being stubborn, the door opened. A mancame in, greeting Pearce by name with a. There cannot be light without acorresponding darkness. Positive without Negative cannot be known. TheMale does not flourish apart from the Female. Pleasure is unknown tothose who have not experienced pain. The good is recognized against thebackdrop of that which is called bad. And by this is the fallacy ofduality clearly perceived. For since pain and hate and disease anddeath are the means whereby pleasure and love and health and life canbe seen and known the Wise Observer soon recognizes that. They don't have anywhere else to go, and I love them like sisters."He said, "Well that makes my day. I don't often get hugs from pretty girls on my job, so it's my pleasure."The other man looked at him and said, "You have all the luck, don't you boss?"I ran over and hugged him too and said, "Well maybe not all. Thank you."He smiled, and said "Like the boss said, we don't always get to do something nice for someone. It's worth it when we can, and the hug is a perfect payback." With that, he took. I like Shiggie, and from what little I've seen so far, he's a Helluva pitcher! If I can help him, I'll help him."The brilliant smile that I got from Amy then was worth its weight in sunbeams. I decided I'd do just about anything to earn another one of those, sometime in my lifetime."We're speaking too much English again," Amy reminded me, and herself. She launched into Japanese for the duration of our time at the breakfast table. I learned the Japanese word for "coffee."Well, I've forgotten it.