So you see, I have been dressed up ten timesalready. And, well, well... you said I only had to dress up thirtytimes..." Why I never said any such thi...g," Lisa scoffed. "I remember distinctlywhat we agreed upon sweetheart. We agreed on a month of days. Duringthat time, you are to be dressed, in all your own clothes--and not athing from my closet or my bureau drawers or from your sister's closetor drawers-- and you will be dressed from head to toe. So you certainlyaren't dressed for a day. Robert smiled and said he was sorry. The man nodded amiably, looked about and left. Robert wrote 'tobacco' on a slip of paper he put in the back of the cash drawer. By six o'clock that evening, when they banked the fire in their small stove, doused the coal oil lamps and locked the front door, the man seeking chewing tobacco had been their only customer. A few had peered in through the windows. The white-haired Snowden looked at the young man as he pocketed the key. Zed smiled. "It'll git. ‘Oh, I can’t afford cherries, and I can’t afford bar-fine with no boom-boom.’ Mutia turned to Blen. ‘Luke’s a regular customer. You will see a lot of him. Take him to the back booth. If you give him a blow-job he will give you a big tip.’ She turned to Luke, adding, ‘Won’t you?’ ‘ ‘Strewth, a blow-job from a cherry girl, that’s worth a few dollars.’ Barely were the words spoken than the waitress had lifted the drinks and tab-jar from the table, and was bearing them off to the rear. Luke. That quarry is important though, so please continue hunting for it. Just please be careful! There could be more raiders still out there.”Tom and Juan gave each other a grim look before both of them nodded their heads. Juan said they’d ride out as soon as they had a cup of coffee and some bacon and biscuits for breakfast. I watched them walk back to the masons’ camp and wondered how anyone could be hungry with so much adrenaline dumped into their system. With a shake of my head I turned back.