"Before, you were always shy about encountering anyone, now you seem so ... I guess 'serene' is the right word. These new ... techniques of yours, lik... providing all the information they need nonverbally," she said gesturing towards the new girls surrounding Alex he'd been indoctrinating, "seems to make all the difference." I needed a better way of communicating," Alex responded, knowing they only had so much time before the music restarted. "Since Diane insists we remain right by the stage so. . Midge," he suggested."I think Midge might be available. Her boyfriend, Moose, is out of town for the summer also," Betty agreed."Fine, fine. You take care of that," he told her. "Jeffrey will start is vacation next week, so you girls can start then, on Monday. And I'll pay you each eight hundred a week for... say six weeks. How does that sound?" Wow!" She exclaimed. "That... that would be great Sir. See you Monday then." Oh! And I would suggest that you girls bring a change of clothe. Washing. She pulled me out to the kitchen to help with the hot chocolate.After she-and their parents-had gone to bed, Tom and I were still up, watching the late football game. "You said something to Kathy, didn't you?" Yeah," Tom admitted, "but she's going above and beyond. I told her what had happened to you, you know, and that you might have a little trouble, yes. Kathy's a good person, I knew she'd be nice. However, I didn't tell her to wrap herself around you like a clinging vine," he laughed.. Morose, he passed the time cataloging other untouched upon negatives.Along the way, he had stopped in every village, town, and cluster of huts inquiring after the healer, Robinblue. Finally, in the common room of an inn situated on the edge of an unnamed town, he had an answer. The serving wench responded, “Yes, sirrah, the healer, Robinblue lives on a farm near here. She usually comes to this very room at least twice a week, sometimes more often, to treat the injured. If the sick live nearby,.