’ ‘Did I? Then how come you ran to Mina when you had your great idea? Why didn’t you say anything after Mina made us dinner that night?’ ‘I ...on’t know. I didn’t want to bother you with it. You were so busy with the end of the season and Mina and all…’ He shrugged one shoulder and let his sentence hang in the air. ‘You’re my brother. I would have made time for you.’ Silence fell between them and they both considered each other’s side of things. Carter toyed with one corner of the towel while. Bungoo walked towards Steve and waved. Sam stamped his foot. “More.” After a minute, Bungoo said: “Nobody home.” Steve sat on the warm outcrop and drank a swallow of water from his skin, offering it to Bungoo, who then passed it to Sam.“tingka hunt during day, sleep at night. We sleep here, hunt early in morning. tingka sleepy then.”“Bungoo name from ‘bungarra’?”“Sam smart bloke. I’m a good lizard-catcher.”“I am Bunjil, catcher of frogs, snakes, lizards.”“Can that be dinner?” Bungoo pointed. It. .. She, was again starting to enjoy the attention that this older man had been giving her when she noticed that there was no door handle on the inside of the passenger door!....They had driven into a rather secluded parking area on the side of the nearby hill a kind of lovers lane where many young couples would go to park and neck. It had a number of trees closely surrounding the car, but afforded a wonderful view of the valley below and the now diminishing sun set and the first lights of the. ’ To cover his uncertainty he gets up and moves to the cabinet in the corner. ‘I think this calls for a drink. Brandy all right?’ ‘I guess so.’ As she stretches an arm and takes the drink from him she looks deep in his eyes. Then, almost bemused she looks at the glass, throws her head back, drains it in one gulp and sets it on the small coffee table. ‘Make love to me Peter. Hide the memory. Make me new.’ Standing, automaton like, she starts to undress. First her blouse, then her bra fall to.