By the time I was finished, my best pelts were sown together and I felt proud of my work. I could think of no better use for those hard-won skins. It ...as with a great contentment in my heart that sleep took me that morning. It was cold when I woke. Elsie was cooking something over the fire, huddling close as she tried to hide from the biting wind. "Good morning, my dove," I said with a great yawn, and she smiled at me when she saw me rise. "You slept late, Red Elk. I wondered if I made you. They had had a hard but happy life, she thought, their only two children arriving at two and then four years after their wedding.Until recently Jane had harboured a small hope that their eldest child, Susan, would go into the hair dressing trade that Jane had been in since she herself had been nineteen. Sadly for Jane, Sue had shown no interest or inclination. Sue had recognised that it was a valid career, and hadn’t scoffed at it, the way Jane knew others had. Even so Sue had disappointed her. Just let me know whom you will be dealing with.”“This is too weird to be real, Roberta. I know Eve has an advisor, so maybe I’ll talk to her and see if she thinks her guy can help me. I don’t know the first thing about handling large sums of money.”“That’s a good attitude to have, trust me. Just make sure you get a reputable person to handle your affairs. Done right, this can make you very comfortable for a long time to come,” she smiled.“I’m just stunned, Roberta. I never expected this. This. I was back in the darkness with my 'friends'. There was no way she could see us."I really want to do this, you see, I made a bet and now I have to follow through on it. I won't cry rape or anything like that. Please let me fuck these men here tonight. Please?"She sounded almost desperate. I knew that she was really acting out of character for herself. You could see it. She had that 'deer in the headlights' kind of look about her."Well, I don't know Honey, you seem to have made a bad bet, and.