‘Charles, Charley,’ I prompted helpfully. ‘Thank you Charley for being so considerate. You know it would have killed my father if I had … wel...l you know.’ I did not know, not then but I sort of nodded sagely. ‘I don’t know your name either.’ ‘Bet, just call me Bet,’ she said using her discarded underwear to dab herself dry and remove the traces of blood. Meanwhile I was doing up my pants, wondering how I could remove the traces of blood from my uniform pants. ‘Can I see you again Bet?’ ‘I. Where kin I find them?" Their office is in the middle of the block, jus' up the street on the left. Ya can't miss it."I mounted and rode up the street to a hitching rail in front of a store-front with a label in the window saying "Anders Financial Company." I went in and found a pretty conventional office with an elderly man sitting behind a desk. He looked up as I entered and said, "Good day, Sir. How may Anders Financial Co. help you?"He pointed to a chair, and I sat down. I said, "Are you. I know she misses having me around but it really was time to move out and find my own place. Then all that stuff with my Aunt happened and look where I've ended up."Angie put down her mug. "Is she dating yet?" she asked, "Such an attractive lady is your mom. She could have her pick of men if she put her mind to it."I shook my head. "No," I sighed, "She doesn't seem that bothered to be honest. She keeps in touch with her friends and they do things together which fills her day since my dad left.". Suddenly she felt like she was starving!"There it is Lord," Barth said to Dent still pointing. "The Cracked Cask, the best inn in Coopers Town, probably in the whole of Harv'el." Looks good to me, what do you think, Nesho?"As Dent turned to look at her, Nesho's stomach growled causing her to blush and look around quickly to see if anyone heard her slight indiscretion. Slapping a hand over her mouth, Sosho tried unsuccessfully to stop from laughing aloud.Dent merely grinned and said, "I'll take.
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