I had very little choice but to take him and his whole family with him. I thought that I could use them to my advantage. Luckily I had enough nylon wi...e ties with me to do the job. I had his thirteen-year-old daughter Kathy slip the wire ties on the rest of her family’s wrists and ankles. They were told to get on their bellies and put their hands behind their backs. When everyone was secure I took care of Kathy myself and then pulled all of their straps even tighter. I gagged them and. After a few seconds she seemed to think of something.“David,” she said slowly, “I don’t suppose you’d let us smoke a bit of grass?”“Lettie!” Janie was shocked all over again.“Well Janie,” I said with a smile. I’d suddenly had enough of this granddad business, feeling as though I were some kind of alien. “My generation invented smoking grass.”“You did?” Even Lettie was surprised.“Well you’ve heard of the Swinging Sixties? Isle of Wight Festival, the original ones? Woodstock? Hippies? Communes?. ”And so they had decided; all that remained was to suggest it to His Magnificence may he live for ever.After Gwenllian had left their quarters Nicola decided to rest. As she lay back on her bed with her head in her hands she reflected on the events of the past few weeks, especially those concerning her mother. What she had seen in Gwenllian was a total transformation, or rather, more a revelation than anything else. The change wasn’t just in her mother though. Nicola knew she too had changed.. 06 rifle. Damn, I forgot my pistol. Back in the under the bed drawers, I pulled the little case out and looked at my dad's ancient Smith and Wesson .38 police positive. It had a small frame with a tiny handle, but it was still a working handgun. I wrapped it back up in the oil cloth and put it back in the little case. I took my collection of hunting knives too. That sent me back to the closet by the front door to get my pool cue case out. Hopefully I would still have money enough to play.