" ... She would've hated all of this crying ... "

"Ayup," he barely whispered, crouching down ...

"You're welcome to ask any questions you have ..."

"Always lift up!" it said with a happy sigh ...

"We'll stay in today," she told them ...

“Is there anything we need to do once we’re inside? ..."

There was a faint but persistent odor of Ivory soap ...

... Corbett was wrong about that, too ...

"I have a lot of compassion for him ..."

"We look for intelligence," added one ...

" ... GAWD, I was just ... freaking out!" ...

Beth Mary Margaret beamed, fully satisfied ...

"But have you ever listened to yourself ..."

"Just a couple of questions," the soul said ...

" ... Such is ... life," it said ...

Father Carlisle did his best to counsel and comfort ...

"But you get all of the recognition and success …”

"This neighborhood is NEVER quiet," he said …

This round, the hard think took almost 72 hours …