We would have to put down more than half which could act as collateral. It is a business loan rather than a personal loan. We have cleaning contracts ...that show we can make payments on it.”“We don’t have any kind of credit, personal or business. Besides, that house has to be in pretty bad shape to sell for that.”“It’s a two bedroom house and located in a rural area. It’s probably in a reasonable shape, but that’s the price it can sell for. It’s small for today’s market.”“It doesn’t say anything. It’s choosing to be with that person that you love, to care for them, to look out for their best interests, to stand by them in the face of danger, even when they take a risk with which you don’t agree. It just so happens that Kari, your lovely wife, took a risk, yes, a gamble, a leap of faith, if you will, and guess what, she was right! I have no reason to lie at this point. I have her soul, so if I tell her now that she won’t be tormented, I mean precisely that!“James, your wife is human .... You've a woman's body and face right enough, even a woman's voice, but I'm sorry Barry, you're still all hairy, just like a man. Do you want a mirror? I warn you, you're not a pretty sight."I grasped the mirror in unsteady hands and stared at the sight. True, I was looking at a woman's face, her head set on a long elegant neck, but the chin and upper lip, close shaven as I was, were prickly with dark hair. The eyes were ringed by dark circles; the hair was oily and disheveled. The shoulders. I was sitting at my desk by seven the next morning and wasn't interrupteduntil eleven fifteen when Samantha rang the doorbell, "Hi, sorry I'm abit late but I overslept." She didn't wait for a reply but walked in andwent straight into my flat and then the kitchen and switched thepercolator on and handed me a small carton, "Chocolate muffins." Thank you, do you want to have coffee here or in the sitting room?" Here, I'm inpatient, now tell me what happened." I told you last night." You gave a.