Usne dhire se mummy ko naam se bulaya, “Barkha aap so gayi kya?’Ek do bar usne mummy ko hilaya bhi lekin mummy respond nahi de rahi thi. Mere dost...ne dhire se ek hath aage kiya aur meri mummy ke gal ko chhune laga. Dhire se hath le jake mummy ke hoth pe rakha aur halka firane laga. Mujhe ander se ek dum gudgudi hone lagi.Mere dost ko meri mummy ke sath aisa karke dekhte hue bohut ajeeb lag raha tha. Woh lagatar apni unglio se nashe ke halat mein meri mummy ke hoth gal gale ko dhire dhire chhu. Groome, I will not let you down!" I know, m'dear, I know," he paused, as if to say some thing else, then shook his white mop of hair, "get to it then girl!"Bethany beamed, and walked confidently over to the feeds and mulches spread out on the sackcloth that protected the lush grass. Her work began.Mr. Groome locked the gate securely after him, and slowly trudged towards the main garden. Half way across the lawn a waving arm hailed him. 'Hubbard, damn him!' Mr. Groome thought, but still he. I managed to reach the front of the mob, yelling my name over the noise to the sergeant there. A quick check of the list, and I was let through. As I had brought nothing but the clothes on my back, I passed unmolested. Into the entrance I ran, a hundred feet of narrow tunnel crudely dug into stone and dirt, heading down into the hillside. Around me, more lucky, panicked souls scrambled to make it down into the enshrouding earth. It was nearly a stampede, I don't know how nobody tripped to get. " Yes?" I asked, getting tense again."I really appreciate you reminding Tara to think of me." He said, "She probably would have gotten to it eventually, but this way I can be pretty sure that, whatever happens, I won't be kept in the dark."I nodded, then said, "I love my daughter, and whatever her incentive was for marrying you, I've never had occasion to think it was a bad choice. I'm proud to call you my son-in-law. All that said, however, I'm still not sure whether or not I'll go along with.