1844, 1845... , “ [1848]“Did you read Paul Memmott’s book about housing?”“No. I did see the architecture photos when they were on exhibit.�...“Could your grandfather or your mother get us a copy?”“I’ll phone later. I’d be interested in Henk’s thoughts.”“Yes, me too. You know, there was a time when my people walked with bare feet upon the ground. We slept on the ground. We were at one with our surroundings. It tied us to the earth. We could feel her and gather strength from her. That has been lost.. Usne poochaki kya tum mujhe pyaar karte ho toh mein ne inkaar kiya nahi mein tum se pyaar nahi karta sirf tumhe khush karna chahta hun . Usne mujhe ek apne ghar bulaane ka waada karke chali gayi, ek din moukha dekh kar mujhe apne ghar bulaayi aur kaha agar koi mujhe pooche toh hum classmates hain kehne ko bola. Phie mein ekdin uske ghar chala gaya toh dekha uska ghar kaafi bada hai aur wahan ek aunty thi jo uske ghar mein kiraaye par rahthi thi. Use mujhse apne baare mein poocha toh mein ne. I thought he was perfect.’ ‘You’re a beautiful young woman, Carmen. There is someone out there that will appreciate you better than he could.’ I could hear the sincerity in his voice and it made me smile despite the desire to roll up in a ball with a spoon full of ice cream in my mouth. ‘I mean it, Carmen.’ ‘Thank you, but right now it’s a little hard to believe.’ I looked out the window again, staring up at the street lights. My breath caught in my throat when I felt his hand on top of mine.. Laura pretended not to notice. Up in her room Laura asked "Well Barn' old friend hows life now that you have moved from the farm?" " Shit Laura its just great, Calgary is wall to wall pussy, I ain't never seen so much in my life." He continued " Now that Paw ain't got no sheep to look after hes all of a sudden taken a real interest in Mom, yeah she's never had it so good. Theys fuckin like rabbits. Boy you should see em!"Laura suddenly wondered what the hell she was doing there and if any sort.