He gets 'is nose outta joint if ya call 'im Frank. Tells ya right off, his Mama named him FRANCIS. He was raised in St. Louis, an' got inta trouble. H...s folks sent him here ta live with family, and he straightened right out. He don't know it yet, but I'm plannin' ta give 'im a raise, and get 'im training with Floyd to run equipment. Floyd can teach 'im ta run 'dozers, excavators, an belly pans. Got another man back at the yard with a busted leg, that'll teach 'im how ta run backhoe, and. ’ ‘Do you mean that talking, and therapy, such as counseling, couldn’t help?’ ‘You don’t get it, Jan. We were high school sweethearts, and we fell into the trap of thinking that we should get married, because it was more romantic. We should have made sure that we were more compatible. I don’t think that we are.’ ‘Well, I just don’t get this. I have been very happy in this marriage, but you haven’t?’ ‘Nope. That’s the problem. We’re too different. You’re happy with missionary-style sex, as long. "Now, before you all tear out of here like a raging pack of banshees," I had to raise my voice to be heard, "Just a reminder to leave these books," and I held up my example, "On the desks and remember, tomorrow's the big history midterm. It's a difficult one but no ball buster. So if..." I looked at the animated faces listening to me and smiled knowingly, "And I realize that's a big if..." Various pupils grinned self-consciously, "If you read chapters three and four of 'The twentieth-century',. . . kind of like the ones in the magazines and things,’ she said in a voice so quiet I could barely hear it. I didn’t respond immediately. I had taken a lot of nude pictures of my wife over the years, and even some of my friends’ wives on occasion. The Ozarks are pretty conservative, however, and I had never had such a request since opening the shop. There were a couple of women who had brought in home snapshots of themselves in lingerie and swimsuits for calendars, but no one had asked me to.