Oh shit she wants me to come out there and herfriends want to see me and mock me he thought. He was telling himself hewould not play into her little g...ame but he found himself checking his hairand he touched up the lipstick she was now insisting he wear. He steppedinto the living room and saw four women in addition to his wife. Shewatched as he moved into the room. He saw her smile and the little nod shegave him. He gave the hated little curtsey he had been trained to do andhe heard the giggles. She could easily approach followingalong the riverbed. Elliot decided to approach, if she caught herunawares and spared her she would be seen as a friendly. Many thieves andbandits were deceptive, using a peaceful bait to capture the attention ofunwary townspeople. Many people fell prey to this tactic so towns were onedge, shooting on sight was standard for any new travelers. Elliot had afew exiting close calls when approaching a town by herself.She successfully came up on the worker, she was. Nonetheless, I managed toswivel in my passenger seat, stick one leg, then another out of the cardoor, before taking Lisa's hand and letting her pull me up onto my heels."How did I do?" I asked, trying to speak in a more feminine manner."Simply marvelous," she replied, giggling and closing the car door. "Nowremember--back arched, shoulders back."I remembered. Adjusting my purse strap, I took a deep breath and steppedin the general direction of Hot Nails.My shoes tapped across the pavement with. . the decision is yours... but I do promise you a wonderful time... life on a plantation can be quite exciting, I assure you... Besides, Henrietta is positively dying to meet you. We don't often have the opportunity of having guests and I have talked to her so much about you... I'm sure you also want to see my wife, the woman I married..." Roger is right," Richard insisted. "And he has already telephoned Henrietta to inform her of our arrival. You don't have any idea what it means to me to get.