"Excellent," murmured Monte Cristo to himself, as he came away. "All has gone according to my wishes. The domestic peace of this family is henceforth ...in my hands. Now, then, to play another master-stroke, by which I shall gain the heart of both husband and wife--delightful! Still," added he, "amid all this, I have not yet been presented to Mademoiselle Eugenie Danglars, whose acquaintance I should have been glad to make. But," he went on with his peculiar smile, "I am here in Paris, and have. And it was a nice robust Bordeaux with a little of the blackberry finish that I like cause Dad sometimes drank those nice reds too and taught me some about it. I guess we’re kind of wine snobs in my family, at least Dad is for sure. And I said to Barney ‘Hope you didn’t put any roofies in there’ cause of what he had said when he was playing his trick on me and I could kid with him like that and it did get him laughing hard which is a really nice feeling. Then the photographer was packing up and. "I usually do," she answered. "Matt has always been a great lover." What, better than me?" Roger asked."Well, if you must know, yes. He always makes sure I'm satisfied and gives it to me exactly how I like it. He just seems to know what I want at any time." So, this morning was nothing special, then?" Well, it's not always as good as this morning, but it is always good. This morning was a bit special and he did say something about it being memorable." So, if Matt is so good, why have you been. " That's right, you git back in bed. It ain't nothing but Jose gitting after them critters that have been gitting our chickens," Amos agreed with his grandson. "All of us don't need to be running around in the dark." I didn't want Rachel and Luke out here with Jose shooting," said Luke to his grandfather as the two hurried toward the chicken coop at the side of the barn. "Jose might be a little jumpy and the less of us out here the better." Good thinkin' Luke," replied Amos. "I taught Jose good.