Mary was seated at the table and trying to make a list of items they'd already brought to her. I could see it was going to be a job."Looks like you'll...do a good business today," I said, teasing."Silas won't know what to do when he gets back. He'll have to go right back and get more stock," she said."By the way, where does he buy his feed?" He gets that in Dallas too. That's one of the reasons he wants to buy a wagon of his own, so he won't have to pay to have it shipped in," she said."I'm. Everyone who was travelling had long ago made sure they were on the train. It wasn’t like there would be another past that day.The engine complained, puffed and skidded the wheels; then gained a grip and they began to move out. At last they were moving away from the wild west towards the civilised east.Or, as Jesse and her new friend Melissa agreed they were moving from fun towards boredom, from excitement to dull, dull, dull. The train continued east for two days and then stopped overnight. "If I tell you, do you promise not to tell dad or anyone else?" said Kelly."I am not likely to tell anyone, am I, with what you know about me? was Fiona's response."Well he is married, technically, but that is not the problem because his wife left him long ago," said Kelly laying the final groundwork for her revelation.Fiona did not speak so Kelly went on, "It is Trevor Neil." Trevor? but he is older than me and your dad," said Fiona who was now having her turn at being incredulous."I know but. I need my rest; I'm going down to Eden tomorrow." Ye gae yersel'?" he said in surprise. "Why?" Long story," she told him. "But I need to be there, on the first landing. Does it frighten you, knowing we're here now?"He gave her a long, speculative look. "Nae, Missus," he said at last. "Wha' I did, I did forr rreasons I ha'e tol' ye, an' I do no' know still if they werre guid rreasons or bad. Bu' be they guid, be they no', 'tis done noo. We arre herre, an' 'tis finish' an' beyon' me con'rrol..