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I don ’t anticipate any trouble in that depar t ment. But what about her fut ure, what will she want in life ? ”
    It was all very clear- cut to Paddy. “Well, I suppose she will marry some nice bloke and settle down. There are a few young fellas around here who will finish up owning a nice station. ”
    â€œPaddy, she ’s a very intelligent girl. Don ’t you think she might have other ideas? I know she wants to go to university in Brisbane. I don ’t think she wants marriage and kids right away, and I am not sure she wants to be a farmer ’s wife. ”
    â€œI don ’t know about that, ” said Paddy. “She is still mad about the horses. In fact, she is keener on the horses than Jack is. All he wants to do is drive the Land Rover and shoot. ”
    â€œAll girls love horses. I think it is a sex substitute for them, but times are changing. Look around you. That Da w son girl is going to be a doctor. Who would have imagined that ten years ago, a female doctor! ” Helen rested her case.
    â€œOh, well, I suppose we can indulge her. She ’s been a good kid and has worked hard, ” replied Paddy. “She ’ll come home after a few years, anyway, I suppose. ” Helen didn ’t think so. She would miss her daughter terribly, but the girl deserved her chance in life. She would not stand in her way.
    Paddy said, “At least there is no problem with Jack. He ’ll be home with bells on, and won ’t that be good? I can teach him all he needs to know about the job. ”
    â€œI ’m not so sure about that, Paddy. The world will r e quire a better- educated farmer in the future. You have been a great man, and a pioneering one, but it is going to get a lot harder down the track. I would like him to study farm ma n agement, ” said Helen . “ H ave you talked to him about this? Come to think of it, have you had the birds and bees talk? ”
    Paddy was embarrassed to say he had not. His narrow religious upbringing made him reluctant to talk about sex. “Well, I suppose I will have to do that. He probably knows it all anyway, what with all the breeding animals, and he is studying Biology at school. ”
    Helen said, “I don ’t think that will be enough. I think he needs some direction. He seems to be spending a lot of time with Amy O ’Neil. It wouldn ’t surprise me if he is already a c tive in that area. ”
    Paddy was secretly pleased at this. He had been no saint in his youth, and understood what a powerful libido he had. He never espoused it, but he thought of sex as a wonderfully fulfilling game, with the ultimate pleasure at the end of it. He was immensely grateful that Helen was a willing and a d venturous partner. He had heard many of his mates co m plaining of their wives ’ indifference to sex and, in many ca s es, active avoidance of it.
    â€œWe won ’t have to wonder what Jack wants to do, an y way. It will be Ballinrobe or bust for him. ”
    â€œPaddy, has Jack spoken to you about the army? He told me he wants to go to the Royal Military College when he finishes school and become an officer. ”
    â€œWhat? ” said Paddy. “Over my dead body! Look at some of those blokes that came back from the war. Mad, some of them, or pisspots. I won ’t see my son end up like that. ”
    â€œ Our son you mean, ” said Helen gently. “I still think he deserves his chance too. It ’s not like there is a war on. ”

    Meanwhile, not far to the north, in a small country in Indochina, the number of US military advisors ha s do u bled. They are about to be joined by the first thirty mil i tary advisors from Australia. An undeclared war was about to get serious.

    Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA —1963
    On this Wednesday morning, Dr . White looked out the window at the city of Albuquerque. He had moved here from Chicago several years ago, fleeing the cold, crime, and co n