Git yer swamper ta fetch the undertaker, ifen ya please."Jane finished her beer and talked to the various people at the bar while the details were bei...ng dealt with. Ed asked, "Jim, I awful hungry. It's late fer lunch, but the restaurant in the hotel is still open. Ya want to join me?"Jane gathered up her posters, making a point to carry them under her left arm so that her right hand was free to reach for her gun, if necessary. They had lunch, 50 cents with coffee, and the food was reasonably. She also couldn't shake the feeling that Leonora was tactfully and skillfully maneuvering her into agreeing to something against her better judgment. In the end, however, it was Leonora's powers of persuasion that convinced her, and everyone else, that the choice was fitting. While unsettled by Leonora's argument, she thought it wise not to question her counsel and let the selection stand. As for Simon? Whether it was because of his naivet?, or because it was in his nature not to protest,. The lacy curtains that covered the glass pane in the door parted and her face appeared.He waved.“Hi honey,” he said. “I told you I couldn’t wait.”Women are emotional creatures. A woman can go from shock, to euphoria, to anger, to intense joy, to beating on a man with small fists, to lying limply in his arms while he kisses her, all in the space of thirty seconds, and all while standing in her own front doorway.When she stepped back from him, a thousand questions on her lips, he plucked at the. " As he spoke, his eyes traveled the length of her body. "In any case, I can tell you there ain't nobody round here lookin' for a programmer. This here's a mining world, in case you haven't noticed."She looked so desperate and lost, Jake started to feel that old protective instinct that had gotten him into trouble every time it reared its ugly head. He hated that part of himself, but he had no choice. He wished he could just say to himself "Awwww, screw it", but he couldn't just walk away and.