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  “Talk, talk, talk--that’s all Milnip wants to do, and stare at my bustline,” McBridle said annoyed.

  “Why not, you’re a very attractive lady,” he replied brotherly.

  “Why Tom, that’s a very gentlemanly thing to say,” she replied smiling, girlishly. She unlocked the vehicle. Her hair was blowing in the southern breeze. It created the appearance that she was 10 years younger. Tom recognized a new personality evolving within her. She was now vibrant and exciting and little by little, she was losing her stiff business composure and gaining a sense of real-life compassion for the world around her. It was a discovery he liked, and he wished to explore more of her private personality.