the-other strolling homeward bound ... 'all to be sorted out today midday . she still had n't settled on a plot or characters ... . she spent an hour writing a conversation between a man and his wife . he gave me a quick kiss , then released me and hopped back onto the exam table . open up that bag of yours and let 's talk plain. i asked them to stop at the bar and get your baseball bat . one of his attitude jets had been holed . 