, men were led to the House by their loins and the smell of baking bread, both of which are resistant to soaking rain. Guy had cleverly avoided a pote...tial crisis when the yard around the House threatened to become a mud pit and dash the Lord, Charlotte’s designs of having a cleanly patron. He erected a plank walkway from the bath house to the steps of the Diamond Mine so that men, fresh from their baths, could fjord the soupy field. The walkway consisted of long planks, held aloft by a. "I don't have any answers. I don't know what will happen. Neither do you." Josh! You're not listening! Look around you!" She waved her arms. "This is all ... this whole ... Josh! Everything here, all of it ... women DIE Josh. There's no doctor Josh! There's no civilization, no help! We DIE here Josh. We die young. Men usually die fighting or hunting, but not now, you're solving that!"She took a breath. "But! You're not solving OUR problem, the women. There's no medicine, no midwives, no. " OK good," said Bob. "That's why I thought it would be good to call her."When Cora's car came to a stop in Bob's driveway her hands were trembling. She took a breath and went to the door, opening it and stepping inside. She heard the TV on in the living room and peeked in there. Bob and Mindy were sitting on the couch. Mindy was curled up next to him and his arm was around her. They were fully clothed."Hi!" she called out, stepping back. She closed the front door and walked into the living. She muttered something and rushed into the toilet in embarrassment. I was shell shocked at what had just happened. Obviously my mother was casually dressing up thinking that no one was in the house. But the whole incident shook me up. I remember that when I came out of the room, I was trembling and sweating. The rest of the day was extremely awkward. My mother refused to make any eye contact with me and I was feeling too odd to look at her anyway. That night, when I went to sleep, I just.