Jack took out a chair and sat down just as Lily said, "Hi Jack, it's nice to have you here.

Where is Cindy? I was looking forward to seeing her."

Jack observed her for a while and said, "Cindy has more important things to do."

She nodded her head thoughtfully and said, "I am so sorry that Chris isn't here. He so badly wanted to come but he had a running stomach and wasn't able to leave the house in his condition."

"Why didn't he reschedule?" Jack asked. "If he had told me that he had such a ...