““I was never in any danger, Cal." Cora's tone was patient. "So you say.But you admitted that the heavy snow brought down a tree right beside your tent. You could be lying out there right now, pinned and gravely wounded,and we wouldn't have a clue." "Cal,I always have my cell phone under my pillow." "A lot of good that would do if you were crushed beneath a tree. The calendar may say it's springtime, but somebody forgot to tell Mother Nature. If it isn't a tree falling,it could be an avalanche. And there you are, all alone in the wilderness,at the mercy of any number of dangers." Cora gave a long,deep sigh. "You know I'm not going to give up my excursions. It's where I do my best work.I love it too much to ever stop." "And I'm not going to stop worrying. I've been doing it too long." "Now,children," Jesse said with a laugh. "There will be no fighting at the table.””
