Price oder seiner Familie seine Gefühle nicht zeigen, aber sie bedrückten ihn. Der verstörte Mann war außer sich vor Trauer und Scham.„Bitte, Si..., vergeben sie mir. Es ist meine Schuld. Ich hätte das besser planen sollen. Wir haben nicht nur keinen Reis, um ihn an sie zu verkaufen, sondern wir können unser Land verlieren, wenn der Regen nicht bald kommt. Möglicherweise müssen wir einen Teil des Landes unserer Familie verkaufen, um unsere Schulden zu decken. “Mr. Price war kein hartherziger. The urge for a smoke sent us onto the terrace on the roof that had been converted into a smoking lounge. I lit her cigarette and she thanked me. I then produced a half filled bottle of wine that I had snagged off the bar and refreshed our glasses. We touched glasses and there was a moment of uncomfortable silence as she took a pull from her glass with her eyes locked on mine. Finally she set her drink on the ledge and spoke. "Well, did you wear them?" she asked in a hushed tone. "Yes." "I don't. That makes sense. I’ll keep quiet unless you call me into the discussion. You have to be seen as the expert on the subject – which you are, my love.”They entered the office and Catherine asked to speak to the person who allocated space for various Colony needs. She was directed to a middle-aged man who to John’s eyes was self-important. His expectations dropped, but he said nothing for the present.Catherine told him, “I have to make a star catalogue and map of the night sky, so I need a big. In a few minutes, there was a knock upon my door as I sat on the edge of my bed looking down at the floor Ann, may I come in too talk? Uncle Bill asked through my door. You may if you want, I replied never lifting my head. Uncle Bill came into my room and he paced back and forth in front of me dressed in a robe. He did this for a while as if he was trying to figure out what to say to me. I never lifted my head from looking at the floor the whole time. Uncle Bill finally stopped in front of me..