" Without saying a word Bob got up and surveyed the woman at his mercy on the bed.He bent forward and smacked her ass, "Lets do a deal, I want to see,... he looked up at Terry and winked, "And I'm sure I speak for Terry that we want to see those fine marks on your ass, so tell us to take your panties down and we will see it all then that could be the end of that, promise."Pauline gasped, "You can't mean it, no, no you mustn't," Bob looked across at Terry, "Oh well suppose we will have to talk to. There were people walking the streets and the hotel was open for business. They checked in and found that there were only two available rooms, one of which they took. The hotel was full of people from the town with cholera, but who had seemed to escape before being stricken.They left their stuff in their room and went to supper. They were a little bit late for the usual serving hours, so they had to settle for beef and beans, though they did get coffee. The price was outrageous, 30 cents each. Again, this is something I mentioned to Travis earlier but it bears repeating so you'll understand me better. The people in Nashville made arrangements, without my knowledge or consent, for me to 'befriend' several people that I would normally avoid at all costs. I won't mention names while we are sitting in public but if you want my true impression of any person I've met, feel free to ask me in private. I will give you the unvarnished truth from my perspective. You can bet your asses that I. Since Lucas still had his bike there, he could make use of it. I parked the bike as far away from the boiler as possible. If a flame from the boiler reached across the six foot space between them, the gas in the bike would be the least of my worries.I had stopped at Hardee's on the way home for a breakfast biscuit. Since I made perfectly acceptable coffee, I sat at the old registration desk with my Mr Coffee and the paper bag. I finished the biscuit before Lucas arrived.I had the morning news.