’ ‘Excellent Miss Johnston.’ ‘Stop being such as stuffed shirt, call me Abilene. By the way you paid too much for me. The going rate around he...e for spreads your size is forty grand.’ ‘Well Abilene, I knew that. My thinking was I’d hire you for whatever salary you asked for in order to reward you for having to take me by the hand through the cattle raising business. I figured if I paid you more than the going rate you would feel obliged to tutor me and to respect me. I’m going to get incredible. The second trip, I took the third bag and he took my carry-on. It was just starting to rain."Can we ride while we're here?" Patrick asked. We were standing on the veranda."Sure. Why?" Last time here." What do you mean?" I'm not sure. I can see us, but not here. I don't understand." That's okay. Don't push. Do you want to visit the nungungi?" Yes. Monday or Tuesday. Our last visit." Right. He said that last time." Gramps coming soon." And he went inside. I followed, wondering what it all. I explained the situation after I’d calmed down and one of the detectives made a quick phone call to Baltimore PD and after a long whispered conversation he then hung up and began glaring at me. His obvious thoughts as he looked at me were that I was clearly as deranged as a mad dog and for the public welfare ought to be taken immediately out and shot. Attempted escape, undoubtedly.Everyone and their dog asked me if I wanted a lawyer. I didn’t. I knew plenty of them but they were all. *****The shower stall wouldn't have comfortably occupied both of them, ifTyler and Paul had still been men. With their current smaller, shorterbodies, however, there was room to spare. They each brought a washclothin with them, shut the frosted glass door, and turned on the water. Itwas cold at first, but soon warmed up to a pleasant heat that filled thestall with steam.Tyler soaped up his washcloth and began gently rubbing it over Paul'sbody, starting with his shoulders. Tyler could tell that.