Jan. Then he goes back to avoiding her. As he leaves, her gaze hitches to his back, allowing it­ self ... lump of the phone. "At least he's here," Jan says. "At least ... between lunch and dinner the next day, Jan traipses into the field and his eyes refocus. His latest dream ...

doesn't entirely understand. Perhaps, as Jan said, it is that Teal is running from something as well, and ... Eddie. Even Jan. He lets Teal interact with the chimeras in an ef­ fort to appease him, in hope to keep ... a while, he will be as accountable for harboring them as Jan and Eddie. The day after Teal uncovers the ...

would sure like to kiss you, Nurse Jan." "I' " h ve got a guy, ... happened." O.K., first of all, Frances is O.K. She is as swollen as a newborn, but she'll live. Jan ... beautiful lying in a casket. "What happened?" Jan asks but knows her mother has no answer. ...

to form around the ghost's eyes: Frances has begun to cry. Jan can already hear it, the ... nearly silent gumming of her teeth, the tightening of her small lips. Jan gets up from her chair and puts ... baby is asleep, Frances is ready for bed, too. Jan sits be­ side her and reads her a story that has ...