TheLamp must be destined to be yours." "What a load of crap." thought Dwayne. "But I'll bet he reels in the suckers left and right with bu...l like that." But to the shopkeeper, he replied simply "How much?" "TheLamp is very valuable, sir. Very valuable indeed." "How much?" Dwayne repeated. "A mere one thousand dollars, sir." "Sold." Dwayne grinned, as he wrote out a check. Even though he was facing unemployment and really couldn't afford it, he would have. " No Jill, I don't bloody know, what the hell did you do that for?"She started crying and I immediately regretted my outburst.Belinda was watching me and saw the worry on my face, but I could hardly bear to look at her."Right stay, where are you, I'll come straight there?" I'm sorry," I said, knowing it was hopelessly inadequate and kissed her tenderly."I'll phone you." Okay, promise?" I promise." Okay, I'll wait."I found Jill in the bar, sitting by herself at the end of the bar and nursing a. Most of the houses were boarded up now as people had moved on. Signs painted with banks’ names were stuck into the hard ground, warning others to stay away as if they needed the warning. The hot wind, pulling all traces of moisture from the soil, was warning enough for most. Lillian had yet learned to read all the letters so the scribbling meant little to her as she absently worked the word ‘Negro’ across her lips. Somehow, the words Girdy and Negro had never come together in the Suthers’. . Les jours suivants, je me suis efforc? de me ressaisir. Les filles?taient tr?s pr?sentes pour m'aider. Et j'ai finalement r?ussi ?reprendre ma vie "normale". De jour en jour, j'allais beaucoup mieux.Mais le soir, j'avais parfois une crise de larmes.Les choses ont commenc? ? se compliquer davantage quelques semaines plustard, quand j'ai perdu mon emploi. Ce n'?tait la faute de personne, ilfallait r?duire les effectifs pour des raisons ?conomiques. Mais j'?taistr?s emb?t?. Ce job me permettait.