That does seem to encourage a compliant response, more so than the paddle, I think.”A waitress came to enquire if they wanted to order. “Cappuccin...?” Allison asked her friend. Cerys nodded. “And a flat white for me, thanks.” The waitress scribbled a note on her pad and left them.Cerys watched her go before starting the conversation up again. “So how did Lionel react to being there? I’d have thought he’d find being at something like that quite difficult.”“Yes, you’re right, he does get. I get all this done and it is now noon and I pull in the driveway. I bring all the grocery's in and put them away. Now my favorite job and that is house work. When I got done it was now three oclock and I decide to head out to get some late lunch early dinner. I go get in the car and back out the garage. I see this car pull up behind me and who ever it is doesn't look familiar to me at all. I get out of the car and so does he. I really can't believe my eyes it is Sam. I run up to him and give. Conner in Harold's office."Jim, Cathy, I believe the two of you know Mr. Conner." "Yes, we met in the Dean's office." Good", Harold said, "we can start this meeting with Mr. Conner making his presentation. I will then ask him to wait in the reception room, while we discuss his offer. When we reach a decision, we will reconvene and talk further."Mr. Conner leaned forward in his chair and began his presentation, "The Chancellor had me conduct an investigation into the grounds for your lawsuit.. Well it wasn’t totally non lethal. If the bozo had a bad heart, or some other medical issues, he might bite the big one, but I really didn’t care. I pointedly didn’t explain the danger to Lilly. I did not figure she needed to know. It might make her afraid to use it.Life continued as it always had in Siler City. Lillian had me remove the trailer from her folder bike, so that she could ride around town easier. The push trailer, I stored inside the horsey trailer. We barely had enough storage.