Oh, the occasional flurry of leave; then a return to the prudence of widowhood. I missed Ronald; but I was lonely and fed up to be honest.”She pause... with a look of wry bitterness. “Or to speak plainly Margo. I became sex-starved.” Iris looks at me boldly,” Tell me Margo, has life deprived you of sex?”I put down my glass; surprised at her candour. Yet suddenly I felt activated. “Why Dammit Iris, Yes It has!” I declared wryly, “ I’ve been starved of sex! Why I even get envious if I see dogs at. “Keep it up. After a few tries, it will come naturally.”Jake’s next cast went further, but not far enough. Jake reeled it in and tried again. He decided it was close enough this time. He began to slowly reel in the lure.“Good, Jake. Just like that. We’ll make a fisherman out of you yet. So what’s on your mind today?”“I’m going to be talking out of school. I’ve learned something about your wife and something else about your daughters that I think you ought to know about. But neither are going to. ”“You folks are still owed an airplane from the US government. Since you’re scrambling for cash, I’d say to accept a very inflated cash settlement. You are also involved in a lawsuit in San Antonio for the building down there. That ought to be worth at least a million.”“The ball is in your court, so you folks come up with a solution and keep me advised. My attorney will be inquiring as to when you will pay me what is owed. You guys owe me over one point two billion dollars. You should probably. My other reason for making you much smaller is to keep you with me. I hate to keep you under lock and key and if you were that small you’d be threatened even by small animals, so you wouldn’t try to leave. You’ve proved resourceful in many ways, so I’ve no doubt given enough time at the size you are, you’ll figure a way to escape. But I really haven’t had enough time to discuss our options with Lisa. I phoned her last night and we ran through some ideas, but I really want her interest.