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y embarrassed at having to reverse the charges and sputtering promises to 〃pay his share〃 when our next bill came。 I told him we'd count those chickens when they hatched； in the meantime； could he e over to my place for lunch？ Brutal and Dean would be here； and Janice had promised to put out some of her famous slaw 。。。 not to mention her even more famous apple pie。
〃Lunch just for the hell of it？〃 Harry sounded skeptical。
I admitted I had something I wanted to talk to them about； but it was best not gone into； even lightly； over the phone。 Harry agreed to e。 I dropped the receiver onto the prongs； went to the window； and looked out thoughtfully。 Although we'd had the late shift； I hadn't wakened either Brutal or Dean； and Harry hadn't sounded like a fellow freshly turned out of dreamland； either。 It seemed that I wasn't the only one having problems with what had happened last night； and considering the craziness I had in mind； that was probably good。
Brutal； who lived closest to me； arrived at quarter past eleven。 Dean showed up fifteen minutes later； and Harry … already dressed for work … about fifteen minutes after Dean。 Janice served us cold beef sandwiches； slaw； and iced tea in the kitchen。 Only a day before； we would have had it out on the side porch and been glad of a breeze； but the temperature had dropped a good fifteen degrees since the thunderstorm； and a keen…edged wind was snuffling down from the ridges。
〃You're wele to sit down with u
