Europeans are sometimes called iloridaa enjekat, which means “people who enclose their flatulence” due to our custom of wearing trousers. —The Traveler “MRS. STOKES HAD a baby boy?” asked Sam. “Yes! The same age as the child that Maddy and Neville tried to adopt,” replied Jade. “Did this lady know that the baby was, in fact, left behind?” “No, but I’m not one to believe in coincidences. There aren’t that many children available for adoption anymore. And both of these just happen to be the same sex and age.” They stood to the side of the Standard’s stone building, out of the general foot traffic. Both of them pondered the possibilities for a few moments before Sam broke the silence. “Let’s assume then, for the moment, that you’re correct. That it’s the same child. It doesn’t prove that Alice Stokes was murdered. Maybe she abandoned both husband and child.” Jade frowned. “It’s possible, and Stokes didn’t want the baby, so, after he tried unsuccessfully to find his wife, he gave it up for adoption.
