Sharesh looked at him oddly, he thought, and then said. "Something tells me you can 'pack it away' as well, grayhair." She smiled at him, her deeply c...eft cat's lip causing the smile to be very broad and toothy. When he handed her the drink, she wrapped her hand around his and extended her long claws. He couldn't pull away without lacerating himself. "Will you grace me with your presence tonight, Tammer?" She asked, sweetly. "I would dearly love to share your warmth." She was purring full. " "A real prodigy, hmm?" She shook her head. "No, not really. I mean, I caught on quick, and could even repeat a few things by ear, but I had lessons. My grandmother paid for them. They were my birthday and Christmas presents for a while." She looked up, her lips quirked in a half-smile. "Would you believe that I actually offered to play a sport in exchange for lessons, to get my parents to pay for them? How backwards is that?" "Sounds like creative negotiation." He smiled and decided she'd had. Señor Emilio could take his daughter and me in his Mercedes Benz to the shop. Señora Sofia could remain with his son. Next day I got up early and the hotel staff learned quickly I liked low fat milk the best from the previous morning for breakfast. The Benitezes picked me up at the hotel and we went to Hermosillo.On the way I learned that Señor Emilio had always wanted to dive but in the effort to make money for the family he forgot about his old dream. Then now, when his daughter told about me. " Officer," I began, "we're in a terrible hurry. We're due to conduct aprayer meeting in Bartlesville this evening. If you'd just issue us acitation and tell us where we could rent say... a van to get toBartlesville, you'd be helping us do the work of the Lord." Sorry," he responded without pausing even an instant to think about it.He didn't sound sorry, though. Apparently he believed in the letter ofthe law more than he believed in the Lord. Given my own views on thesubject, I supposed I.