This place, Clyde Wilson had already looked at countless times over the past three days.
He just didn't have the courage to step in.
For one thing, there was the unspoken threat of Ruffy Smith, and for another, he couldn't find a suitable excuse.
He'd heard that Ellen Young had been busy lately, and he didn't dare to go looking for her without being aware of social cues.
Now at the fence gate, he saw Lucy Wood open the fence gate very naturally.
Knowing they would return, Ellen hadn't closed the gate.
Blackie barked at Lucy Wood, not in a fierce way, wagging its tail while barking at her.
Michael stepped forward and greeted her with the usual "Have you eaten?"
Clyde had learned about this robot Michael in the program, and was quite surprised to see such a robot.
Lucy waved her hand and pulled Clyde's suitcase from his hand, cheerfully pushing it inside, saying, "Ellen, I'm here."
She shouted loudly, and a slender figure came out from inside the house.