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"That's not how I'd describe ain," Cindy said with her eyes flashing "I'm chilled, not thrilled"

Bart looked her over, taking in her skin-tight gold leather pants, her striped cotton knit sweater of white and gold The horizontal stripes eled freely each tiold boots decorated her feet and legs

"When are you leaving?" asked Bart while he stared at Toni sitting on Jory's bed and holding his hand Chris sat next toto catch up on some mail that had been delivered to the house and not to his office

"Dear brother, say what you will, I don't care I've come to seesoon enough Chains of steel couldn't keep hed and stepped closer and looked up into his face "You don't have to like me, or approve ofinsulting I'll just laugh again I've found aup from the Dismal Swamp!"

"Cindy!" said Chris sharply, putting down his unopened mail "While you are here, you will dress appropriately, and you will treat Bart with respect, as he will treat you I'"

Cindy looked at hi, it is Bart's home And sometimes I would like to see you in clothes that aren't too small"

Her blue eyes changed from those of a wo his side--when you know he's nothing but a crazy creep out to make us all unhappy!"

Toni sat unco in her ear, and then she was s," I heard him say in an undertone "I believe Bart and Cindy enjoy tor one another"

Unfortunately Bart's attention was drawn from Cindy to take notice of Jory with his arm about Toni's shoulders He scowled, then beckoned to Toni "Come with me I want to show you the inside of the chapel with all its new additions"

"A chapel? Why do we need a chapel?" asked Cindy, who had not been informed of the newest room transformed

"Cindy, Bart wanted a chapel added to this house" "Well, Mom, if anybody ever needed a chapel close at hand, it's the creep of the hill and the Hall" My second son didn't say a word

Toni refused to go with hier lit up Bart's eyes before it died, leaving hiot up to take his hand "Darling, I'd love to see what new additions you've made in the chapel"

"Some other time," he said

I watched him covertly at the dinner table as Cindy taunted Bart in rather ridiculous ways that h if he could only see the huh at hirin was triumphant "You see, Bart," she teased, "I can put away my childish foibles, even physical ones But you can't put away anything

that sours your guts and cheay on your brain You're like a sewer, ready to hold all that's stinking and rotten and never give it up"