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She stared at him with immense eyes that seemed to accuse him of the foulest of heinous deeds

"Sean," she said

He noticed that she had sha a white halter dress that showed off the tan of her skin

"Are we going soe party at O’Hara’s All of our friends will be joining us," she told hi to be there in case Clarinda needs her David said as long as we’re all ready and aboard by ten we’ll be fine…oh, and Marty has turned his booth over to his friend for pirate fest--you have been gone awhile Did you learn anything?"

"No The police barely knohere to start searching for the chest I went--I went to target practice with Lia

"Think about it Yes," he said

"Well, we don’t have to leave right away Come in and sit down and let’s talk for a ? It is your house, of course Thank goodness, the choices here are much broader than what I have up in my room Beer? Wine? Soda, soda and whiskey, or whiskey Rurowing affection for a good stiff drink from just about the tiely, and yet she certainly see room He noticed that Bartholo-roouilty expression

Sean frowned, feeling a sensation of dread

"I’ll take a beer," Sean said "But I can get it myself"

"No, no, let me Sit," she said

He took a chair at the end of the table Bartholomew--for once--was silent

Vanessa set a beer in front of him She had taken one for herself, and walked around to take a seat at the other end of the dining-roourehead--with Dona Isabella’s face on it--in the water, and it leads s beneath"

"Yes," he said slowly Carefully

She learned toward hier "You hypocrite!"

"What?"

"You tell host!"

He was certain that his jaw fell Then, of course, he gave hi at Bartholomew She saw him! She saw Bartholoht have mentioned your pirate friend to me!"

"Privateer," Bartholomew said, but weakly

"You see hiave me a heart attack You should have told ht have been Mad Miller--"

"That was terribly insulting," Bartholomew interjected

"Hoas I supposed to know?" Vanessa snapped to hier at Sean "You should have told me!"

He opened his ain "You would have thought that I was crazy"

"Really? That’s great Instead, I’ve been thinking that I’m crazy"

"You can see him--clearly?" Sean asked

"She’s far more perceptive than you’ll ever be," Bartholomew said

"Thank you soto be black and white," Bartholomew said "You want science and explanations"

"There is probably a science to everything," Sean said He looked at Bartholoured it all out yet"

"I hope not--I hope so is left to a--a dimension of faith, or the next world, be it Heaven or Hell," Bartholomew said earnestly "God forbid someone discovers how to force a soul to stay on this earthly plain"

Sean looked from Bartholomew to Vanessa "You hear him clearly, too?"

"Perfectly Actually, we had a lovely discussion this afternoon He’s been around watching out foras if there were…sohosts," she said "But now…"

"Oh, please," Bartholo a inary friend"