She had not been sleeping much for almost a week and was no mood to even consider such dalliance.I stopped to chat with Harley, the blacksmith, and he... stuffed a wad of paper notes into my hand, my share for the horses, he told me. I had just about forgotten them and wondered for a moment if the rifleman called Corn had survived his chest wound. We went to the nearby tavern and enjoyed a few beers. The inn-keeper looked at me as if he thought he should remember my face, but I did not bother to. Now you…He looked with love at his son:-Off to bed. No stories tonight, I’m helping Ntolo with her studies. But you’ll get an extra story tomorrow.-Yes dad. Love you…And with a hug and a kiss, the boy was through the door.Ntolo looked at her tutor, eyes sparkling:-What a lovely c***d! You must be good parents, both of you.-Thank you. There’s nothing more important in life than being a parent. Now, would you like to continue our tutoring session, or are you getting tired?-I’m good for a while. "What the fuck?" Dave exclaims.Jake turns about, eyes aghast. Thankfully, he covers his package with his hands as he scrambles for something to say. "Uh,...I can explain, Dave!" he said.But he isn't looking at Dave. He's looking at the end table beside him. Dave follows his glance and sees a small bone. He looks up to see that Jake has forgone modesty and is dashing for it. Dave doesn't know what it is but damned if Jake is going to get it until he explains what the fuck he's doing there. Dave. Shaking his head slightly, he said,"All right. I trust you that you know what you're doing." Then as he satdown in one of the chairs, he looked at Judy. "Are you going to try it?"Judy looked thoughtful for a moment. It was obvious that she was tornbetween trying something that could make her famous, and her dislike ofactually doing something with the rest of the family. As a slightlygreedy look formed on her face, I knew that she'd made up her mind tojoin us as well."So," I asked calmly, "what.