I laughed. ‘Why don’t you let me buy you both a drink for delaying your dinner?’ I asked. ‘Only if you’ll join us,’ the man replied. ‘Pl...ease do,’ the wife added, ‘I’ve been with this man for more years then you can imagine. Some normal conversion would be wonderful!’ The man laughed good-naturedly. ‘You might as well,’ he said. ‘The young lady is still watching you and obviously has no intention of letting you leave unmolested.’ ‘Unabused,’ I corrected. They laughed as I sat at one of the two. ”“No sir. I am the housekeeper. Please wait while I ask Mr Robertson if he wishes to speak with you.”She closed the door in his face, picked up the house phone and dialed the office. Reg answered.“Mr Robertson, there is a stranger at the door asking for you.”“I see. Did he give his name?”“No, sir.”“Then go back to the door, please, ask him his name and his business with me.”She returned to the door and opened it a little once more.“Sir, my master wishes to know your name and your business with. ”“You take very good care of the land. The wildlife in the area has done more damage to the plants you are protecting than your horse. The deer out here are amazingly aggressive,” remarked Albert.“I try. So did you spot anything interesting while you were out there on my place?”“Well, I did a cursory survey and didn’t turn up anything extraordinary.”Ed smiled and asked, “Would you like to see a slightly more detailed survey of the property?”“You have done one?”“I did a geological survey. Little. Schwartz’s office with a sample pack of four doses. To be completely honest, I was more excited than anything. Apprehensive? Sure, but the thought of getting some of my old passion back was enough for me to throw caution to the wind. It was about ten in the morning when I got home. I decided that I would take the doctor’s advice and try it out that day. I popped two pills, swallowed them with some water and went about my day. About an hour later, my son, Max, came home with his friend, Josh..