"We deeply sympathize," said Zelda, placing her naked foot back down on the floor and nodding solemnly. "As the playwright says, Worse torture than the thumbscrew and the iron maiden is a house where boredom reigns on Saturday morning. Or at least I think a playwright said it. Come to think of it, I may have made it up."<br/><br/>She looked thoughtful for a few moments, then shrugged and began walking again, and since she had never let go of Mary's hand, she was taking the shy girl along with her. "If you want to join, then follow us!" she called back to Jessica, as the two girls walked down the stairs to the common area.