"Hop off here," Rachael said. "I want to take the gully at a run. Ithink Blackie can take it in a leap. Most other horses will have totake it slowly d...wn the gully. Even your Dad. I don't think Blackiecan leap it in one go with that kind of weight. We should be able toclear it. Watch where I take off, and land, and you try to match thatin your race. If we can do this at the other gully, we are a cinch towin our races."Robert slid off, and then adjusted the stirrups to match Rachael'sheight. He. Let’s get cleaned up first. I lead him into the bathroom and we took a shower, all the while rubbing each other. After we were clean we got dressed and shared a final kiss.“I’m gonna grab a late dinner, so I can walk part of the way with you.”We went up the path to the main lodge, not quite together. He said goodbye and thanks when he spotted his family waiting for him.And what a beautiful family it was!His parents looked very young for having two eighteen year-old children. The father was. 'Oh, what a tangled web we weave, when first wepractice to deceive.' I slowly tied myself in knots, trying to explain howI had learned what I knew, without being able to give the true explanationbecause of the spells the witches had put on. As we went along I thoughtthat Dr. Ikeda must consider me a miserable liar and wonder what I wascovering up. Did he consider me someone who was trying to make herselfseem more competent than she was, or someone covering up some nefariousdeed, or just. " Do you feel the same way about Bridie?"He nodded. "I loved her very deeply and thought I would never replace her but I have, not her memory, but with a living love as strong if not stronger." Are we being unfaithful?" No, darling. You told me that Will wanted you to be happy and you carry your memory of him on your right hand and in your heart and your mind. Neither of us would have wished for Will's and Bridie's early deaths but we can be sure of their happiness for us both and, I don't.