During the next few days, you will be busyboth as a house maid and a farm labourer, a campesina. Then you can tellme what you liked or disliked most."...She chuckled with a bit of maliceas she said that. I wasn't certain but I was detecting there a differentPat with an increased power over me. A Pat I hoped, wouldn't stay likethis for long. Probably I was at the moment another of her socialanthropology experiments.Se?or Antonio looked at his watch, "We better go Patricia, we have ameeting in. "That's wrong, just plain wrong!" Graydon spoke, raising his voice to be heard, walking up to confront the students. "It's wrong, and you have no idea the damage you are doing, killing so many snakes for no good reason. They're part of the balance; they keep the voles and mice, the rodents, under control; the snakes protect your hayfields."The students stood, mouths gaping, shocked as if some Communist agitator had just shouted "Bury America!" Graydon stood, his face red and angry, and the. This time, when I scanned the room, I could see that what I had thoughtwere real stonewalls and real chains and shackles were really onlypainted backdrops or murals on the walls. It had looked so real in thedim lighting, but in the now very bright lighting, they were exposed forwhat they were. So, I felt a bit of relief, but on the other hand, thatclothing was real and so was the rack!Then I heard a click and Victors' voice came from the ceiling, though Icouldn't make out where the speakers. I sure wasn’t going to win any wet tee shirt contests! With Betty’s and her parent’s help mom finally agreed to let me go. Betty’s mom and dad took Betty, my mom and I out to dinner at the country club they belonged to so we could talk over the trip. Tal’s law firm owned a suite at a new resort in Cancun that was placing a special emphasis on security. The suite had a living room, kitchen/dining room and three bedrooms, each with their own bath. It helped that mom and Allison were good friends.