Alda quickly reasoned, "Each has its merits."

Frank remained silent and waited until the servants were done cleaning Alda's room.

Then, putting a mattress on the floor, he lay down and called Linda Yates, who purred from the other end, "Oh, where have you been, Mr. Frankton? I missed you so much!"

"I'm out on an errand and won't be going back soon. By the way, do you still remember what we agreed on?"

"Oh, I certainly do!" Linda giggled but said nothing else.

Frank rolled his eyes. "Don't tell me you don't know a thing."

Linda giggled even louder at that. "Sorry for tricking you, Mr. Frankton, but I have no idea even though I've worked here since the beginning. There's no way a mere employee would know their boss' life story, don't you think?" "Fair enough." Frank was unsure if he should laugh and cry and hung up right then instead of snapping at Linda.

He had certainly sacrificed plenty to make Linda talk, only for the whole thing to turn out to be a sham in the first place.

How could he face anyone if word got out?

Frankton? Who were you talking to?" Alda asked gingerly from

one. Just a

like she

normal. She's a little

Loose...?

did a

Frank told her, "You've just recovered from

head and smiled. "I've slept for ages, and I'm not sleepy at all now. Would you mind me asking how you came to be

long story! By the way, do

idea. "Let's put that aside... Do you believe what

dreaming

this dream of being inside an old tomb while wearing spandex,

deciding to continue the non-sequitur conversation since he was not sleepy

cavern passage with a sign that said Dartmoor Hill. When I went in, someone called my name and said that they had been waiting for a long time

saw in dreams that well, and Alda had been comatose on top of

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