I faced Albert and put my hands on his shoulders before turning back to him. "I'm sorry, Albert, but Miss Nazzy won't be able to make it. However, it is of the utmost importance that we keep her presence a secret from others. That makes sense to you, right?
Why shouldn't it? Albert asked.
I heaved a sigh. My first thought was that we were going to run into some sort of difficulty with this.
I told her, "You are going to have to put your faith in me on this one." "Miss Nazzy is going to have to go into hiding for the time being. It has been decided that she will spend her time off with us here at the house."
I looked across at Jasmine. She had a look of mild amusement on her face as she watched me completely botch this. In all honesty, I hadn't really given this much thought before. My
