"What was all that, Alf?" I overheard."Jes' chattin' wi' them young folks." What did you give the boy?" One of my samples."Rachel looked at me, but I ...hook my head.The flight took just under three hours. I reread White's The Tree of Man, because it's full of Australian folklore and cultural myth, and is White's attempt to infuse the way of life in the bush with some sense of the cultural traditions and ideologies that Western civilization has bequeathed to Australian society in general. Rachel. He immediately showed that he liked me, holding my hands while we talked for a few minutes. For several days we chatted a lot. This was the first man with whom I shared information about our families and other personal data.After a week we met again. It was at his place during the morning hours. His wife was gone to work and he had that day the afternoon shift so we could be together for some time. As soon as I had entered, he began French kissing me. I now had gotten used to it, but still was. ”“If you do I’ll try to get us some more meat. Do you have a rifle? There was an elk on the canyon ridge yesterday.”Robert answered, “Rifle stolen from truck. I see if I can borrow one. Elk would help us last through the winter.”“Yes, it would. I’ll also need some things from the store soon.”Maria turned the bread for the fourth time and decided it was done. She placed it on a metal plate on the table, letting it cool while they continued talking. Robert added a bite of the fruit bar to the. The two couples in their 40s had known each other for 10 years, ever since Rick and Sandra moved in a block away just after they got married.“We don’t feel as guilty leaving you alone”, Rick told the women, “It’s a great opportunity for you guys to see each other regularly”. Rachel always prepared something to nibble on and, of course, there was beer. The large-screen TV was in the basement and the women left the men watch their game and moved upstairs. Sandra was a real-estate agent,.