Her and her daughter do a fine job for me." We followed him to a formal sitting room, wainscoted walls and bookshelves, dripping with gentility. We sa...t, I with Cindy beside me, a chaste distance separating us, Helen and the judge in a love seat.Cindy broke the conversational ice. "This is a perfectly lovely room, sir. You have a lot of books."Judge Peebles chuckled. "Yes, young lady, I do. Been reading since I was a little one. But all this is law and it's not the kind of reading that you want. The truth is, our gut isn’t terribly fussy when it comes to dinner. As long as it isn’t poisonous or toxic, our digestive systems can extract protein or vital nutrients from almost any organic matter. There is never enough food if we don’t consider everything on the table.“Get up and lend a hand; you don’t gotta eat ‘em, but you have to help.”We quickly got dressed. Alice held the Rayovac lantern aloft and played streetlight while I made our selection from nature’s deli counter. A fat. Ronnie said, "Look at me!"Ariane looked back up at Ronnie, as Ronnie continued, "You used me. Youhurt me. And, you'll never know how much I hate you. I never want to seeyou again after today. We had a great friendship, and that's over. Ijust may tell Henri about your lies, and your using him. He's a greatguy, and all you want is his money, not the love he's giving you. Youare nothing but, a .. . " Ronnie was on a roll, and in no time Arianewas in tears.Finally Ronnie picked up the TV's remote. He told me to. Walk into the bookstore and see a middle aged man behind the counter looking me over as I walk in. It did not seem to matter to him that he was staring at me, checking me out. I quickly broke eye contact with him and headed back to the booth area in the back.'Boy, you will need tokens for the booths,' the clerk informs me.'Oh, ok, I walk over to the counter.' When I look up at him as I get closer, his look leaves no doubt what he is thinking.'Haven't seen you in here before.