Anna thinks we did the right thing, and that she should come around in a couple of hours. She says not to worry too, too much. The shock reaction shou...d be a one-time thing, most likely."Gary had quickly left, probably to get in touch with the Seattle police, as both Moira and I were pretty well distracted. And then the hours passed as Moira played guitar and sang sad songs.It wasn't until the final chord of Bird Song that the door opened again and Gary slipped into the room. Sunlight was still. My mother angry, said I had better experiment in the back kitchen again, so under that pretence, I managed to be downstairs frequently.I used to watch Mary, slipping out into the outside passage leading to the servant’s privy, and take pleasure in the idea of her piddling there. One day, I watched her coming back, she gave her clothes a tuck between her legs, and I knew it was to dry her cunt; opened the door just as she did it, she knew that I saw the action by my grin, and her face turned. I had asked Mom to get the ball rolling."Ebenezer, I told the children about your wise decision to defer your concept of a wedding promotion until after their wedding. They were pleased."Children? We certainly hadn't discussed using that word. I worried the infantilization would undercut my ability to negotiate, but it was out there and I couldn't think of any way to fix it."Good. I'm gratified they appreciated my efforts." He was aloof.That was an effort? Declining to make my wedding a. Inevitably, those investigations would lead to the discovery of the Mind Magi.Sally called my name for the umpteenth time. I finally told her that we would talk later and I hung up.Charlotte and Chloe started asking what was wrong when I turned on the television in the room and began flipping through the channels. I told them that I had to find someone. I felt their confusion but knew the answers to their questions would be met if they just paid attention. None of my girls were without.