Not all of the children were suitably impressed, but the mothers were!They managed to cross the river without any major injuries, but there were enoug... bumps and bruises to make the people realize that a river crossing was not play time.That night, Jasper held a meeting of the entire train and congratulated them on their first successful crossing. He told them that they would not have another major river crossing until they got to the Platte River in Nebraska. They would cross at Grand Island.. " Married?" Well I've said yes and I'm just waiting for the other party to see the light and say yes too." You're not only aggressive but you're pushy too, and I love it. Let's talk about it when you get here." Is that a 'yes'?" When you get here. Tell me about the painting and your trip with Susan."I let Anita divert me and carefully I related the meeting with Jackson and Susan's part in getting the story from him and how she thought that the painting was cursed. I was careful because my. It’s funny, the human body. If you’re trying to gain weight, you can’t. If you’re trying to lose weight, you can’t. When you’re not paying attention, your body takes over and does whatever it thinks is best. Anyway, it wasn’t a terribly long walk home, which was nice. There was a pretty tiring hill, though, and the sidewalks were uneven in places, and my ankles would turn at least two or three times a week. It was nice that that hadn’t happened tonight … Yet. I’d just passed the onramp to the. . at least until she finally broke the impasse.“I suppose we should talk about last night.”He tensed, for there was no telling where this conversation might lead. “Only if you want to.”“Consider it part of the penance. Look, I’m really sorry for barging in on you unannounced. I didn’t get the sense that you minded, at least to the extent that I remember whether or not you did, but I feel like I monopolized your time. And I really should have left earlier.”I’m not quite sure I understand where.