‘You’d be floating in that bleedin’ river by now, if Johnny Carpenter was after your blood. Now tell us what did Carpenter want with a little sh...it like you?’ The plan here was for Curtis to get the idea that these guys weren’t looking for Simmons at all. If he thought that they were looking for me, Curtis might be more likely to let slip where Simmons could be found and get himself out of the obvious jam he found himself in. ‘I don’t know! I told you, I just gave evidence against him in court. We can deduct the rental costs if you insist, but I'd like to order some large prints of a couple of these and also get the rights to use the JPGs on our web site." Oh, as far as the camera use—well, it's Beth's camera so you two will have to work that out," he grinned."Okay. How about if I find out what a couple of sixteen-by-twenty prints will run. Do you want me to check on framing, too?" Oh, good idea. See if you can get some brushed chrome frames. I want those to really stand out!"We got. It would have been easy to check, of course, but he was making an effort not to mentally eavesdrop any time he felt like it. It would be more enjoyable this way. And, he’d already tipped the odds slightly in his favor.In the bedroom, he quickly stripped off his clothing and carefully hung up his tie, suit, and shirt. Taking his swim trunks out of the dresser he slipped them on and headed back out to the pool. It was about 4:30, and Dave was due to arrive in about 45 minutes.“Oh, poo, honey,”. I can see the house from here."Myka nudged Gnusyl's flanks with her heels as she would a horse. The great beast sorted and reared his massive head up and around to look at her balefully. "He says if you treat him like a horse again, you may walk to the city," Jonar chuckled. "Come, my friend. Her ladyship is getting impatient."The city of Port Meikari was a fortified city. More a giant fortress than a town, Port Meikari was the main commercial center on the northern stretches of the Ocean of.