have success."
42 He called in The Lady Hawk and told her the ladies wanted to discuss
something with her. She looked at him with her 'Oh, no, not again!'
look, but cordially greeted the ladies and began to speak with them as
The Hawk withdrew.
43 Several hours later she emerged from the house. All three women were
laughing and giggling. "We will be back in a few days," The Lady Hawk
told the other women. "I want to begin moving our things up as soon as
possible. I think we have a good bargain."
44 The Hawk mounted his animal and watched her climb up. "You agree?"
he asked.
45 "Your people have some strange customs," she said, "but these two
are so nice it was impossible for me to say no! Though I'm going to be
very jealous
whenever you come up here, I think I understand their need. For them, it can't be just
any man, it has to be one as brave and true as the one they lost, and
there are very few men like that around.
46 I altered the agreement a little, though. They will get a percentage
of the profits from the land. It will be set aside and be your
inheritance to
the children. Also, the children are to visit us regularly. They must
know their father. Otherwise than that, the bargain is made!"
47 "Agreeable changes," complimented The Hawk. "You drive a good
bargain. Now we should be getting back to the city. We have
much to do!"
48 So The Hawk and his Lady settled in the house that would be their
home for many years. It was the leading estate of the land. The Hawk
developed many new farming techniques, new ways of plowing land to keep
the soil from being washed away. He found that by planting different
crops in different fields each year, he got a better yield than if he
planted the same crop