Alex, I did a biopsy and saw nothing to indicate it would have damaged a living human."I said, "I can't believe we're having this conversation".I sat ...here for a minute looking at Arnie, looking at the floor, looking out the window. He didn't move from his spot. Then Arnie said, "I know this is a surprise, and maybe kind of weird. Ok, very weird-but I've sensed it might be something you would consider. We could take it slow... and watch the progress."He was serious. He was actually suggesting. That sounds like fun. Any day but Wednesday. That's when I have my 4-H group." That's cool. If the weather's decent enough to bike, come over Thursday afternoon about two."We agreed and Thursday morning Liz called me to make sure I was going to come. It was a beautiful, hot day, so I figured it would be fine to bike over there. Liz promised to have something cold to drink when I got there. It's a good thing because I was kind of sweaty. So was Liz, but that wasn't a problem. I mean it really. ”By this point, her voice was returning to a normal tone, and the frustration vents were wide open.“I’ve visited his family multiple times. Granted, many of those visits were while I was back in Illinois for school, but I did visit his family, TWICE, last summer. Then he gets all defensive when I bring that up. And his excuse for why he can’t come is that he has a golf outing planned with his friends that day. Like what the fuck is wrong with men?” she said, taking her head off my shoulder,. In the end Ben carried back two large cast iron pots filled with water. He put one to boil over the fire and he put one for use beside where the woman and her children were sitting. The children were gnawing on a biscuit when he got back.“All right now ma’am,” Ben said to the woman, putting a smile on his lips, “I’m going to go and see about your wagon now. It might take me a bit of time but I won’t be far if you need me. Just send your boy after me if you need something.”Mrs. Fuller nodded her.