For all those who noticed nd sent me queries: During the process of cuttin the story into chapters, one chunk got lost entirely! (Mea Culpa - Latin for My own fault) That is why chapter seven does not follow chapter six. I am having to rewrite the missing chunk, and then I will repost amended chapters six and seven, each of which will then be longer.
Apologies to all my careful readers who may be upset. It will get fixed, and I will announce the corrected chapters being posted.