“Good morning,” I greeted the two ladies. “That didn’t sound very nice.”Harry gave a deep sigh, “Oh, it’s a long story.” She paused, �...�And good morning to you, I’m sorry about that. Come on in.”After a quiet breakfast we were sitting at the table finishing off a last cup of coffee. Elerie had left to attend to the animals.There seemed, not unnaturally, to be the best part of a small herd of elephants in the room.“Do you want to talk about it?” I asked.“Last night?”“That needs a little. The channel was maybe ten feet deep and he would stand still on the bottom. Fish would swim right by well within the six foot reach of the spear.Mike put the raft over the reef and walked to the edge of the channel. "Make sure the raft stays there, okay?"Emma nodded, watching him intently. Mike jumped off the edge and swam to the bottom. He wrapped his feet around a rock and became still, thinking like a rock, his spear pointing out to the channel. He was about to give up and go get a breath. ”“Yeah, the Hilltop Motel,” said Bea. “Like you say, I did hear that he lived there for a while when he first got out of prison.”“Yes, almost two years ago now,” said Ava, wistfully.“So, it’s decided, I’ll be the one to go see him on his day off, Saturday, and I will find out what might be done,” said Bea.“Yes, it has to be you, because if he sees me; I’m certain he’ll throw something at me or spit on me or something,” said Ava. “I’ll be waiting at the hotel.”“Okay,” said Bea.“I’ll have my. " You're shy of annual by a lot of months. Quarterly Book Burning Party would almost fit the time frame." An unimportant detail. You didn't answer my question." I'd be honored to help you plan and co-host the party. Have you picked a date?" Yes, the 27th of August." That's my birthday." Uh-huh. Clever of me, huh? Two birds. One stone." I like it. We'll burn your book instead of playing Pin the Tail on the Donkey. Wanna go looking at boats with me today?" Boats?" Yeah, cabin cruisers. Now I'm.