slapped her at all? Twice in one night he had met a woman who was not really a woman. The first had been from outer space. This second was from the earth’s water. For the first time in his life, Father Oke truly realized that he lived in a glass palace, while others around him lived in a ghetto. He gave up. Father Oke gave in. They left the Glass House, crossing the empty street. They were heading toward the beach. No one ever saw Father Oke again.