It more or less picks up what she’s thinking, as she formulates speech. Neither it nor I pay any attention to the noises she actually makes — I he...r what she’s TRYING to say.”“Wow, that’s real cool, Mister!” Becky exclaimed, then her face fell. “But I guess she doesn’t need me...”“I wouldn’t wander off,” Sabac hazarded, “This won’t last forever.” He wiped his face with his hands. “Okay, you’re a pair. You can hang out — but I don’t know what the fuck I’m gonna do with you!”“Maybe I’ll learn to. It still cost me over fifteen grand, but I could have driven it home that same night if I had wanted.I actually drove the rental car back to my home in Siler City. I did that so I could take care of Tiger and deal with the remaining details of buying the car. The fact that I didn’t trust Tiger to come home without me being there to greet him also figured into the decision.I left the car with the dealer in Durham for some service, but I took the paperwork home with me. While I still had the. Andshe wanted me to do her hair for the wedding.I met Roger, her intended, who was curious about whyhis fianc�e wanted me to do her hair. I told him it wasan old family tradition. He said that what with all hisfraternity brothers wanting to be in his wedding hedidn’t really need me to be a groomsman. That was finewith me. I didn’t like him much. He seemed distant,somehow, and at the same time I didn’t like the way helooked at me. I couldn’t put my finger on it, but itwas. " You married, Hack?" Yes, mistress." Where's your good lady?" Like me, she was sentenced to community service with my daughter, mistress." Where? Not here. The barracks? The saloon? The Country Club? What did Jensen say?" The Country Club." Hack paused. "What do you mean the barracks and the saloon?"Zelda's whip cracked under Hack's shriveled scrotum. He yelped and jumped."'Mistress'—you forgot to say 'mistress'—didn't you, Hack?" Yes, mistress," said Hack. Tears of pain and humiliation ran.