“Not exactly, but he did say it was unlikely. He had been able to get the dope on Julian’s now ex-cellmate. Some guy named Brown. A big guy, a bla...ck guy who hates white guys according to Jacob’s info.“He, Jacob, said that he was the one causing Julian trouble. Jacob was able to find out that the bad guy had been transferred to a different cell block. Whether it will do any good was arguable, there are other bad guys in prison. But that Brown guy wouldn’t be hurting Julian anymore. I guess. “Want to get the car now, Dan.” He buttoned up his raincoat and opened his umbrella. When Dan got there, they went out together to get their separate cars.As he drove home, he planned how he could persuade Carolyn to spend more on clothes. Persuading Carolyn wasn’t one of his greatest skills. She, when she wasn’t angrily opposed to anything he suggested, listened and made up her own mind.He and Carolyn agreed about few things, but they both thought that the mid-day meal on Sunday was ‘dinner.’. The kitchen was at the opposite end of the big room. Nikki was sitting on the couch with her mother, looking a bit frazzled. That wasn't surprising, considering everything she endured over the past few days.Adrian popped up, holding his infant son. Penny, Adrian and I met in the middle of the room. Adrian offered Christopher to his aunt first."Make sure you hold him like this," Adrian instructed as he handed his son over to Penny. "You have to support his head." Penny accepted the direction. Jim and Rose still did not have that intimacy. For once, they had shared their bedding with Raven for most of the trip. Secondly, Jim was at a loss how to initiate things with a 'real woman', one he did not have to pay first, and thirdly, Rose felt apprehensive. The thought of living in this primitive cabin in the middle of nowhere was unsettling to her. So much, in fact, that she not even tried to cuddle with Jim.The men were off, the next morning, to examine the silt placers in the small.