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Larry, talk to Bar Stool about it. He'll know what the possibilities are, and what's
necessary." He turned back to Lee and Ben. "Tomorrow noon I'd like you both to
check in at reception. Lor Lu will have you introduced to our organization, and to
your jobs. If that is not too soon?"


"That will be fine. It gives us time to take the girls to school and meet their teachers."


"Good. Will noon be all right with you, too, Mr. Shoreff?"


"Me? Yes. That will be fine."


Color rose in Lee's cheeks. She'd ignored Ben, as if he hadn't been there. She'd done
that before, and hated herself for it. It was the sort of thing husbands did to wives, a
thing that had always annoyed her.


"Well then," Ngunda said, "I hope you two will have supper with me."


"I'm afraid I'll need to press some things first," Lee answered, "and my iron and
ironing board are still on their way from Connecticut."


"Ah! As far as I'm concerned, you look fine as you are. We're quite informal here.
Most people wear jeans at work. We'll eat in an alcove off the staff dining room. The
menu is the same for everyone. Do you think your daughters would care to eat with
us?"


He raised an eyebrow at Rocco, who grinned and turned to the Shoreffs. "They can
eat at our table if they'd like," he said. "My girls are eight and six. Or someone with
older kids may invite them to theirs when they see them."


It seemed workable to Lee, and Ben agreed, so they thanked Ngunda and left. She'd
decided tomorrow would be soon enough to visit the school, so Rocco walked them
home. The front door was open, and from the front walk, Lee could hear the voices of
more than their two girls inside. They found two others with them: Lori and Kari
Klein, ten-year-old twins. Minutes later the twins' mother stopped by, identifying
herself as the welcome lady. Before she left, she'd invited Becca and Raquel to eat at
the Kleins' table that evening.


From Susan Klein, who was a teacher, they also learned that school started at 9 a.m.
Lee should bring the girls at 8:30, to register and get a quick tour. Registration would
take about ten minutes.