Molly shook hands with Miranda to seal the bet. "What's the matter, Molly? You suddenly don't look so confident,"said Miranda as a grin appeared on ...ere face. Molly shook off the feeling and laughed. "No, I was just thinkinghow I would spend your money." "You bluff better when you were playing cards," said Miranda. "Oh,you're going to be such a cute girl by the time I'm done with you." Chapter 14They stopped for lunch at a small bistro near the salon. The waitress obviously knew. “How did I do?”“I think they got the message.”“Good.” He looked around the longhouse, now decorated with a few ornate tapestries depicting the Navarin, their ancestral home on Borealis, Earth and the Moon from space, the longhouse and the building of the village, the Borealans really did record everything this way.“Do you think they’ll do what I’ve told them?”Ursi scratcher her chin with her claw, thinking as she watched the flames dance in the fire pits.“Well, you did not order them to do. My mind was whirling with questions. I asked Marika to explain as she had promised.She stopped what she was doing and regarded me for a moment with an odd look in her eyes. " Yes, I'll tell you" she said, " but it's a very long story and I'm not sure I'll finish it . You may have to find out the last bit later, that would be your part in it. Are you sure that you want to know all?". "How can I be sure?, I just don't know what you are talking about" I said."Then why not just take things as they. " Well. We'll see. They can eat most anythin' ... Jes' takes 'em longer to work through it in their system. An' they got pretty thick tongues. Some thorny stuff's OK. Jes' hafta see. These sausages are real good. Think I c'n get me a couple more without the noodles?" Why not?" I ordered him a pair. The waitress looked like Charlie was a Martian or something. Tall, skinny guy with a digestion of stainless steel."What's this Oohlaroo place we're goin' tomorrow?" U-l-u-r-u," spelled out.