So selfishly!”“Selfish!” Satou exclaimed, his father recoiling as if he had been struck by a blow. “I was never asked, you just planned out th... rest of my life without even consulting me. Have I not been a good son? Have I not been obedient? Have I not done everything that you have asked of me up to this point? Now I ask one thing in return, the right to choose my own wife, and you won’t even consider it?”“This isn’t about what you want, Satou. This is about our family, our shoen. The future of. . or was itwhen I said sir? I wasn't sure because he was hard to read but I gotweird.... "hungry" energy off of him."Why don't you get the car........ Ed," he said my name like it was ajoke. "We need to have a little chat." Am I under arrest officer?" should you be?" His voice narrowed and became confrontational. He didn'tlike being questioned for sure, and he was daring me to find out whatmight happen if I gave him any attitude. I groaned and walked alongsidethe car. sliding in through the. I will do what you need me to do. I think the rush from that ride has kept me from going into shock over the swap. To say this is a most interesting day is under stating the obvious, let's get out there and have some fun."The meeting broke up and a quick list was drawn up to get things going again. Lawrence would be the first rider when action started again. I joined the small group of cowboys who were preparing to ride. I had time to rest so I went to the men's room to get rid of the water I. We were shocked enough when we watched it on TV as it happened. It was afternoon for us, of course, but morning for you. You'd probably only just got to the office when it happened. Though knowing you yanks you'd probably been in the office hours already." I wasn't in the office," said Marianne slowly and carefully.And then, it happened again. Her eyes erupted suddenly, with no forewarning, into an explosion of tears. Her face crumpled with the impact of her sorrow and the embarrassment that.