Pap set off to one side just listenin" to both sides of that conversation. He had a real big smile on his face, but he had nothin" to say. Finally, I said, "I"d be most interested to hear what you got to say on the matter, Pap." "A man has a few choices to make during his life. If you make good choices, you turn out like Otis. You make bad choices you end up somethin" less." "Lately, I"ve been worryin" if I"m even smart enough to know the difference. You and Otis just appear to come by it natural." Pap said, "A little worry can go a long way in the makin" of a man." Then Pap went back to sippin" his coffee, and he was done talkin". That old boy was always doin" that to me. Just give me enough to think on and then go real quiet again before I had the full answer. It was a time of great adventure and great danger around every bend. For Matt Dobson, it was a time to become a man. With the guidance of good friends and good family, Matt is challenged with a tough road to travel. As Matt learns about integrity, courage, and love, will he be able to meet his High Expectations? Travel back in our nation"s history to the Old West, when a man made his own opportunities. Throughout the land, a person was only as good as their word. It was a time when a handshake and a smile were a person"s contract. If a person broke one of those contracts, there was nothing they could say or do after that to redeem their reputation. These are the lessons that Pap Franklin knew all so well. In the second book of the Pap Franklin series, follow along as Matt Dobson tries to become the next great member of his family. Это и многое другое вы найдете в книге High Expectations (Wayne W. Lamson)