Fred thought for a moment, weighing the odds that Laura would be asleep by this time. He is always considerate, afraid that Laura is resting and he will disturb her.

But it was too early to rest, and that was impossible, thought Fred. Finally determined, but a little uneasy, he dialed Laura's cell phone number.

Soon a voice came from the other end of the receiver, a sweet mechanical female voice: "Sorry, the number you dialed is temporarily disconnected, please redial later."

Fred called Laura again, unwillingly. But it's the same electric female voice.

Fred thought maybe he dialed the wrong number. Laura is so eager to know what's going...