We saw one piece fly off and then it all just went. Debris was going everywhere. I had never been that close to seeing something that strong.

It doesn't do any good to get angry. It's for a purpose of some kind. We're so much better off than those on the coast. Everybody's fine. We've got a home and somewhere to live. We've got a lot.

When it was over, they were lying their helpless.

Only half a page left now. Shall I fill it with 'I love you, I love you'-- like father's page of cats on the mat? No. Even a broken heart doesn't warrant a waste of good paper.

Did you think of anything when Miss Marcy said Scoatney Hall was being re-opened? I thought of the beginning of Pride and Prejudice – where Mrs. Bennet says 'Netherfield Park is let a last.' And then Mr. Bennet goes over to call on the rich new owner.

Ah, but you're the insidious type--Jane Eyre with of touch of Becky Sharp. A thoroughly dangerous girl.