”I followed Doctor Mercer out into the hall and then into a small room with several chairs.“What happened?” I asked.“I suspect it had to do wi...th our talk last week and what we were going to talk about today.”“Joyce,” I said evenly.“Yes. She finally told me the whole story last Monday. Her version was pretty close to yours, and matched the major points. That was at the end of the session. I told her we’d discuss it further today. She seemed fine, honestly. She was, in my opinion, making small. The man he assumed was Keith was struggling on slippery paths high up the mountain. Yousef looked farther up and saw two more figures at the edge of the terrace near the tumulus. One pointed down the trail toward Keith, but instead of hurrying to intercept him, they paused and lit cigarettes. This was definitely not the behavior of rebels on a mission. It seemed that they were content to simply keep track of where he was. As Yousef watched, they began casually to pick their way down the. "I won't break. You can hold me tighter," she playfully said with her lips curled into a mischievous smile. She studied my face for any reaction that would confirm I picked up on the meaning of her words. Words, which she meant as a dare - not as a fact. And I was certain she was scanning my face and looking for any stiffening of my body for any sign of hesitation or uncertainty on my part, of her intended meaning and innuendo.I grinned back at the intriguing beauty that had my heart beating. After a general discussion, Atwood continued, "In essence the original Pleas grants were increased by the purchase of some porciones. Then they were reduced by a few sales and a gift to a favorite son who married a Blaze woman. That man died and his son received a small portion of the Pleas land. A short while later that land was claimed by Aguirre, the son of his novia, which can be interpreted as bride, fiancée, lover or girlfriend. That undocumented heir proceeded to enlarge his property by.