If at the end of this you decide thatbeing a girl isn't for you then you can simply quit! I am not going toforce you to do this, but now that you alre...dy have those appliancesattached it seems to me that you have already made up your mind,right?" Yeah, well, but I only look like a girl! I need to learn everythingelse! I mean, the way girls walk, talk, their inflections and so on areway different, and how they use their hands and arms is so different.And all girls my age know how to use rollers. You will order a cup of tea and a cheese sandwich and await further instructions. I hope you are enjoying your day!" Oh - very bloody funny, she thought with unaccustomed savagery!It was great relief, though, that she read this latest instruction! Any more hobbling around as she had on her way to the George would have effectively finished her! The feel of the dirty pavement under her feet did not please her, but she soon realised that a childhood spent barefoot had been excellent preparation. "Chuck felt his gut clamp tight. "What are you tryin to say Hal?"Opening another beer Hal put it to his mouth and missed, spilling beer down the front of his shirt. Belching he said, "Not tryin to say anything son but it's pretty much general knowledge within the family. We all figure that your dad was responsible for your mom's daddy's death."Chuck knew he had to be in a nightmare. Just like in a nightmare he was helpless to do anything but listen. The pit of his gut felt like it was sagging. OK?" Sure. My friend and I will await your return," she said indicating the bottle."Please, lay off that stuff. I'll be back soon."Jennifer, whose moroseness was already beginning to be matched by alcoholic stupor, simply waved to her friend, bottle in hand, as Cindy left. She continued to drink herself into a haze which provided little relief from the gloom and despair which now permeated her spirit and her very existence. Jennifer's thoughts went to relief from her grief and pain which the.