“You do understand that there will be a good deal of music coming from our house,” Tom said, “and some if it might be a little loud—at least in the early evening.”
“Perhaps,” Jim said, “but it will be good music, not crap.”
“You might not think so,” Tom said, “after you’ve heard me play the same phrase over and over again a dozen times until I get it right.”
“We’ll take that chance,” Carl said.
“Yeah,” Jim said, “for sure.”
Tom ordered an inspection the next day and had the utilities switched to their names. The inspector gave the house a clean bill of health, and they began painting the upstairs rooms that weekend. By the time the changes in the bathroom and kitchen had been taken care of to their satisfaction, the painting had been completed.
George and Mike spent a Saturday aftern
