Lek was doing precisely that, but in her mind she was running through all the tasks that needed to have been done before ten o’clock so that the event would run smoothly. She didn’t want anything to go wrong in front of the monks. Afterwards was not so bad but definitely not while they were there. Once in a while, she would give a good impression of a ventriloquist and either Goong or Ayr would phone the relevant person, usually either Lek’s mother or Beou, for assurances that all was as it should be.
The girls were starting to come back now. Some wanted a shower and some just wanted to get changed into suitable wedding attire. He could hear two girls in the shower together through the en-suite door between the bedroom and the bathroom. There were at least two in there laughing and joking
