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"My name is Trevor Mainstream Majors," he said in his brisk British style "I was born in Liverpool fifty- nine years ago I was married in London when I enty-six, and o, andI can work in Virginia and visit my sons on my days off"

"Where did you work after you left the Johnstons?" asked Chris, looking down at the man's resuo"

By this tilishs and adjusted his tie before he replied politely, "I worked for the Millersons, who o"

Silence I'd heard an to beatdid you work for the Millersons?" asked Chris in a friendly way, as if he had no fears, even after having caught my look of anxiety

"Not long, sir They had five of their own children there, and nephews and nieces were always showing up, plus friends who stayed over for visits I was their only servant I did the cooking, the housework, the laundry, the chauffeuring, and it's an English What with chauffeuring the five children back and forth to school, dancing classes, sporting events, flicks and such, I spent so much time on the road I seldom had the chance to prepare a decent meal One day Mister Millerson coarden, and he hadn't eaten a good meal at home in teeks He snapped at me harshly because his dinner was late Sir, that was rather much, when his wife had orderedwhile she shopped, sent me to pick up the children from the moviesand then I was supposed to have dinner on time I told Mr Millerson I wasn't a robot able to do everything, and all at once--and I quit He was so angry he threatened he'd never give ood reference But if you wait a few days, he h to realize I did the best I could under difficult circumstances"

I sighed, looked at Chris and nal This man was perfect Chris didn't even look my way "I think you ork out fine, Mister Majors We'll hire you for a trial period of one month, and if at that time we find you unsatisfactory, ill terreement"

Chris looked at rees"

Silently I stood and nodded We did need servants I didn't intend

to spend e house

"Sir, my lady, if you will, just call rand house " He'd jumped to his feet the moment I stood, and then, as Chris rose, he and Chris shook hands "My pleasure indeed," he said as he sly

In three days we hired three servants It was easy enough when Bart was highly overpaying them

The evening of our fifth full day here, I stood beside Chris on the balcony, staring at theup at that same old moon that used to look down on us as we lay on the roof of the old Foxworth Hall That single great eye of God I'd believed when I was fifteen Other places had given ht to take away ator, ready to condeain

"It's a beautiful night, isn't it?" asked Chris with his arm about my waist "I like this balcony that Bart added to our suite of rooms It doesn't distract from the outside appearance since it's on the side, and just look at the view it gives us of the mountains"

The blue-ed fence to keep us forever trapped as prisoners of hope Even now I saw their soft rounded tops as a barrier between h the next feeeks

Near noon the next day, Chris and I, with Joel, stood on the front portico, watching the low-slung red Jaguar speeding up the steeply spiraling road that led to Foxworth Hall