"What if the bishop heard about this? Then your plan for domination would go right up in flames, wouldn't it?" I don't have any such plan," I proteste..., but she shushed me."Mister Englishman," she said sarcastically. "I know what you want. I know everything about you. I know about Mollie. I know about Jean, I know..." What about Jean?" I spluttered. "I have done nothing but be friendly to her." And she's in love with you," Alannah said with a slow smile.This was news to me. Jean had been. “Pissing all over the path in front of you, throwing up like that. You must think I’m a terrible person; a scummy drunken slag.”“Hey; don’t get upset; it’s not a big thing. I don’t think you are terrible, that can happen to all of us if we have a bit too much to drink. Lori probably never told you, but there was this occasion, almost two years ago, she and I took their boat up the river to spend a few days up there. The first night we found a slab of beers in the fridge ... we drank all two. They were very large and it was obvious that she wasn’t short-changed in that department.Dan walked up to Tracy and her mother when it was his turn and expressed his condolences. The mother hugged Dan.“Thank you for coming,” said Tracy, “It’s nice of you to be here.”“I am sorry to have to see you again at something as tragic as this. I was also a little curious as to what you’re doing since you left high school.’“I am in my first year at medical school. I am hoping to become a pediatrician. Let. " Aunt Alice said as shelooked over at her son."Oh sure mom. I ah got you some flowers. They go on your wrist. Youwant to see them?" He said somewhat awkwardly.Flowers. How sweet, I thought. I never had a boy buy me anything beforeso I was more than a little surprised and embarrassed. I know mom andmy aunt gave me flowers at my dance recital but these were from a boy,even if he was my cousin."Oh yes. I would love to see them. That was really so nice of you to dothat for me. Thank you so much,.