She realized that he was very quick in learning, which surprised her and pleased her, as she wanted a husband who would not only be strong and worship...ul, but also intelligent and crafty.When the time for taxes came, the king noticed that much fewer crops and cattle were collected, and asked some of the people who would, in other years, pay significant taxes why that year they had paid so little, thinking perhaps a bad spell of weather had made the harvest less plentiful, but he found out the. " Julie said. "I haven't had to work for a few years now. I continued working because I didn't have anything else to do. My investments have brought in about ten times more than working. Since you came along Steve, I don't want to work any more. If we watched how we budgeted, I think what I have would take care of us for the rest of our lives." Hmmm," I said. "I'll have to find out how my new broker is doing and what I really have left. We may be in better shape that I thought. Julie? Come. Hank handed me a glass and waved her away.As soon as Jessica left the room Hank lent forward and with a twinkle in his deep brown eyes whispered, “Ignore that prissy bitch…you take as long as you like with l’il ole Hank… misseee.” “Thank you,” I smiled and shuffled along the sofa to make myself comfortable.“Huh, huh, huh,” the old man laughed, “Ah see’s that you dressed nice for Hank.” Confused I looked down to see what he was talking about. “Oh…my...GOD!” I gasped when I realised that my. .. it uses too much kleenex up. Plus like the kleenex comes apart," I added, in a bit of a rush.Mom still looked puzzled, but she could see I wasn't lying ... that I was trying to be honest about this awkward subject. She said, "well, at the least, maybe you could put it straight into the laundry for me? After each time? Rather than storing it under your bed for who knows how long." She paused. I think her curiosity got the better of her, then. "How long has it been since you washed this,.