’ Fine, but if she finds out and kicks my ass, you’ll owe
me free beers for a week —— ‘

she’ll snort at that.
« come ‘round for a week,
and you can have all the
beers you want. »
’ Even so, I don’t feel like havin’ your mother up
my ass, & threatening to shoot me in the jewels. ‘

« well, then, maybe, we oughta
keep this our little secret, eh? »
’ Let me guess ——- your mother doesn’t know you’re here ? ‘

« you do know that
i’m twenty-two, right? »
…
« – on the record? »

❝so— tell me what’s going on
out there. we haven’t had a hunter
come through in weeks.❞