"Get Lisa and bring her up here," Father instructed Mother.
She nodded and disappeared into the kitchen. I heard thesqueak of the basement door and her steps as she descended. Heturned to me. "Champ, go in the kitchen and pull out Mother‘ssoup pot-you know which one I mean? The big one with theglass lid?"
I nodded.
"Fill the pot about an inch with vegetable oil, and put it onthe stove, full heat. Think you can do that?"
I nodded again.
As Porter exited the hospital‘s main entrance, he spottedyoung woman climbing out of a cab at the curb. With twogers pressed between his lips, he let out a whistle loud enoughto startle an elderly gentleman at his right. He forced a smile,
When Porter fell into the back seat, the driver snickered.
nodded at him, and hobbled toward the taxi.
"Are you escaping?"