. You seem to know a lot about dressmaking, will you help me select the ribbons, please?" Of course, I'd love to!" Heidi replied."Thank you. And oh, ...'m Claudette." I'm Heidi."They shook hands. Heidi took the roll of fabric under her arm."Let's go and look for the accessories. I think it is on the next floor."For the next hour they were chatting away as if they had known each other for years. There were ribbons galore to chose from and buttons ....! With the roll of fabric and their hands. They planned to take Cletus' three horses. Roland was old enough to ride in the saddle in front of Ellie, so they could use the other horse as a pack horse.Before they left, Cletus insisted that Ellie practice with her rifle and Cletus' old pistol. He was afraid that she might need to use one or the other, the way the Indians had been acting the last few years. She agreed and used up a fair amount of ammunition reestablishing her proficiency with both weapons. Finally, Cletus was satisfied and. "But, but... ," Marcus groped for words. Never before had he encountered someone who wouldn't wish. Some had been greedy, others amazingly altruistic, but none had ever refused outright. "But that's not possible. Everybody wishes for something." I don't," she said firmly."Why?" Because for one thing, I'm sure there's a catch. If I asked for a raise at work, someone would be fired so I could have it. If I asked for a new apartment, someone would be kicked out of theirs." You've read The Monkey's. I went to her flat several afternoons one week after class where she had the living room set up like a studio. She picked me up that Saturday evening and I spent the evening posing for her. It became evident over the time that she was interested in me and asked me this time to pose in more revealing positions. At the same time as we talked I became more relaxed with her and accepted her interest. She was in her thirties or early forties and I was a bit flattered having an older woman friend who.