Put that together and you’ve got more than a quarter billion dollars all in one place.”“Interesting,” Maria said.“These pirates are smart. T...ey really can’t unload one of those ships, so they just hold it hostage. You don’t pay, they sink it. You pay, they walk off with millions of dollars There’s no need to try and convert the loot into cash by having to sell it. They’re doing that about two times a month. That’s a half a billion dollars a year,” Anat said.“If I read the proposed contract. ‘I tell you what, darling. If it’s a boy we’ll call him Ricky.’ ‘Thank you darling. I’ll remind you of your confidence in me when you first hold little Ricky. I think he’ll be even a better athlete than you darling, as he’s already shown great potential.’ ‘Yeah, yeah. One in a million winner, no doubt.’ ‘That’s rather clever of you Merrick. But actually it was one in 66.37 million in his first competition.” Merrick took the empty glass from her hand, pulled her blanket over her and said, ‘Go to. A couch in the living room. No tv. No trappings of a womanly touch. So why was there a corner of the bathtub lined with femine shampoo and conditioner? The wife will never step foot in this apartment again. Too many boys. Too many parties.The thought comforted her and soon a haze of steam filled the bathroom. True, there were no other feminine items to speak of—an inspection she conducted while flossing. True, there was only one toothbrush—which she used. Soon water scorched her skin. It. “So,” David said on their drive back, “tomorrow, we both have off. Want to do something special? Picnic?”“Sounds great,” she said. “Do you think the weather will co- operate?” There were clouds in the sky even then.“Man proposes; God disposes. Let’s keep up our side.”“Okay. Picnic lunch tomorrow. God willing and the creek don’t rise.”He laughed. “God willing and the rain doesn’t fall.”Sunday a week from today would be Pentecost, and she’d preach on the second chapter of Acts. At least 90% of.