“So,” The younger man said, breaking the silence. “I really must thank you, Master L, for such a wonderful meal.” There was a soft, dangerous ...dge to his voice, like a sedate panther just daring you to strike. “You should thank Clara, she’s in charge of the meals,” Master L answered, his voice a rough, deep growl with more than a twist of an Irish bass rumbling along his words. “Still can’t find my way around the kitchens.” “Your household is rather comfortable,” The dark-haired man said,. "Was, not," she insisted. "When I dressed you up, were you a boy or agirl?" I was a boy," I answered."What made you feel like a girl?" she asked me."Wearing your clothes," I admitted."That's the point. For a boy to be a girl, he has to dress like one.Now that you're a girl, you can wear whatever you want." I should know better than to argue with you, Beth. You're right, asusual," I conceded."Well, whatever you decided, you better do it quickly. We don't havemuch time to get ready."Beth opened. "Are you sure about that?" Ken asked as he gave his sister a hopeful look. "I thought you'd want Ben to knock you up for number two." I thought about it," Dannie admitted, "but I don't really want to wait for the summer to get knocked up again." You realize," Mary said slowly, "that if you get knocked up again before the end of the school year that mom and dad are going to suspect something."Of course," Dannie said, "but don't you think they'll suspect something when my baby is born a month. The seeds had been planted at the previous practice, back on Thursday.During a short break that evening, we were lounging around, discussing this and that. The radio was playing, and a song that was just beginning to become popular right then, "Total Eclipse of the Heart", reverberated from the speakers.Paul, who had a good ear when it came to this sort of thing, spoke up. "Inez, you could sing the hell out of that song."Inez, not all that familiar with the tune at this point, listened for a.