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Chapter 10

           What’sthedessert,Miriam?"

           "Strawberryshortcake."

           "That’smorelikeit.YouareallreprievedtillWednesday."

           GillianfoundthatitwasnotnecessarytounderstandhowJubalHarshaw’shouseholdworked;shecoulddoasshepleasedandnobodycared.Afterdinnershewentintothelivingroomwiththeintentionofviewingastereocastoftheeveningnews,beinganxioustofindoutifsheherselfplayedapartinit.Butshecouldfindnostereoreceiver,norwasthereanythingwhichcouldhaveconcealedatank.Thinkingaboutit,shecouldnotrecallhavingseenoneanywhereinthehouse.Norwerethereanynewspapers,althoughtherewereplentyofbooksandmagazines.

           Noonejoinedher.Afterawhileshebegantowonderwhattimeitwas.Shehadleftherwatchupstairswithherpurse,soshelookedaroundforaclock.Shefailedtofindone,thensearchedherexcellentmemoryandcouldnotrememberhavingseeneitherclockorcalendarinanyoftheroomsshehadbeenin.

           Butshedecidedthatshemightaswellgotobednomatterwhattimeitwas.Onewholewallwasfilledwithbooks,bothshelvesandspindleracks.ShefoundaspoolofKipling’sJustSoStoriesandtookithappilyupstairswithher.

           Hereshefoundanothersmallsurprise.Thebedintheroomshehadbeengivenwasasmodernasnextweek,completewithautomassage,coffeedispenser,weathercontrol,readingmachine,etc.butthealarmcircuitwasmissing,therebeingonlyaplaincoverplatetoshowwhereithadbeen.

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