Since quite a bit of money had changed hands, Raluu gave a similar account and the helicopter pilot led a government search team more than two hundred...miles south of the Mabuka village. After three weeks of intensive searching, the hunt was finally called off, the assumption being that the inexperienced couple had probably fallen prey to some of the larger jungle animals.Renee was frantic to return to the U.S. with her prize, but she also knew they must keep up the pretense of concern for their. Why don't you drop by now; I'm sure we can talk about this much more easily over a cup of coffee." Very well. What's the address?" ..." Okay, I'll be there in half an hour."When Astrid Ames opened the door, Bobbie saw she was a very blonde woman in her early thirties with a pixyish smile. She was wearing a kimono-like housecoat and her feet were bare."Hi ... you must be Bobbie, I'm Astrid. Come in, come in ... make yourself at home." Astrid spoke with a faintly English accent. "I've set out the. It gave her just the slightest bit of hope.Jerry was still reading it when Marcy finished in the kitchen and joined him in the living room."Is this what you were talking about last night?" he asked refolding the tri-fold piece of literature and setting it back down."Yeah, honey. Emmy gave that to me to look over." Why? Didn't you tell her you couldn't do it?" Yes, of course I did. She ... well, she gave it to me for you, actually. She thought that maybe if you knew more about it..." That I. In that context why would it be surprising that she wouldalso get away with implying that I was gay? There was also a dramaticelement to the sibling rivalry that existed between my mother and myaunt in which I felt myself to be nothing but a pawn. My aunt and mymother were still involved in a heated competition with each other andit would probably please my aunt very much if she could add to her senseof victory over my mother if my mother's son was gay while Jessica's sonhad a pretty wife and.