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"Did she enjoy it as much?"

"It was a he," I said

"Oh?"

His eyes widened a bit and he sipped his tea

"His na He has a beautiful voice and will probably be an opera star' I said "He's very nice He's from Canada and he's been here before with his family, so he has been very helpful"

He looked at ry eyes

"You want to be careful about your

relationships One mistake can ruin your life," he advised It sounded irls your age ere tempted by far more sophisticated boys Think of it this way," he continued, folding his paper and turning toin and out of the dining rooazed at her furiously Then she quickly disappeared into the kitchen

"Think of it this way," he continued, as if he had been rudely interrupted "Your horine of your vehicle They run you and at this age, they are very powerful, so powerful, you can lose control of your vehicle and go off the road You can crash and destroy yourself Understand?" he asked

He spoke tothe birds and the bees I kneas just trying to be helpful, but his tone of voice brought a small smile to my lips He didn't like it

"It's not a funny matter," he followed sharply

"Oh, I know Thank you for the advice I appreciate it," I said

"I hope so," he said He went back to his paper, snapping it sharply

"Is Mrs Endfield all right?" I asked

"She's just very tired this ," he said "Mrs Chester has orders to send up her tea"