[Q]: ' okay , it 's a bet . ' ' a bet for zilch , nothing ? ' ' pounds sterling , ' almeric confirmed . ' payable in denominations not exceeding naught . ' vern frowned . ' you know , ' he said , ' that looks like my street , where the fire is . ' ' hard to say exactly , ' said...

[A]: almeric

[Q]: until i realize that i can hear it too . it 's the sound of thousands of mice scampering , climbing and otherwise stampeding towards us . i look down the road . there , my ears not lying , we watch as thousands of mice scamper , climb and otherwise stampede towards us . after a moment of shock , i push battin out of the way of the onslaught of...

[A]: mice

[Q]: the phone rang immediately , '' where are you millie ? '' it was doris . '' in mountain view starting to head home . '' '' you are supposed to be here for the rehearsal ! '' millie asked a simple question , '' what rehearsal ? '' she heard doris break into tears and say something to doc . doc came on the phone , '' doris forgot to tell you about the...

[A]: rehearsal

[Q]: '' it did n't just happen , you decided to do this ! you chose this ! you bring shame to me and to your mother ! '' i glowered at him . '' oh , how would you know ? she 's been dead for twenty-five years . not like the opinion of a woman ever mattered to you anyway . '' i want to believe that if mother had been all the things father had claimed her to be she would have...

[A]:
understood