Gillian found that it was not necessary to understand how Jubal Harshaw's household worked; she could do as she pleased and nobody cared.  After dinner she went into the living room with the intention of viewing a stereocast of the evening news, being anxious to find out if she herself played a part in it.  But she could find no stereo receiver, nor was there anything which could have concealed a tank.  Thinking about it, she could not recall having seen one anywhere in the house.  Nor were there any newspapers, although there were plenty of books and magazines.