。“You can be like her”;Tony told her and suggested that she invite Gladys and her friends to the house the night before he was to leave and Larry was to return。By that time;Tony expected the house to be pletely transformed。
Tony worked steadily on the improvements。Claire tried to help once but was too clumsy。She fell off a ladder and even though Tony was in the next room;he managed to catch her in time。He held her firmly in his arms and she felt the warmth of his body。She screamed;pushed him away and ran to her room for the rest of the day。
The night of the party arrived。The clock struck eight。The guests would be arriving soon and Claire told Tony to go into another room。At that moment;Tony folded his arms around her;bending his face close to hers。She cried out “Tony” and then heard him declare that he didn’t want to leave her the next day and that he felt more than just the desire to please her。Then the front door bell rang。Tony freed her and disappeared from sight。It was then that Claire realized that Tony had opened the curtains of the front window。Her guests had seen everything!
The women were impressed by Claire;the house and the delicious cuisine。Just before they left;Claire heard Gladys whispering to another woman that she had never seen anyone so handsome as Tony。What a sweet victory to be envied by those women!She might not be as beautiful as them;but none of them had such a handsome lover。
Then she remembered… Tony was just a machine。She shouted “ Leave me alone” and ran to her bed。She cried all night。The next morning a car drove up and took Tony away。
The pany was very pleased with the report of Tony on his three weeks with Claire。Tony had protected a human being from harm。He had prevented Claire from harming herself through