"Thank you, ma'am. To be honest, you'll find it very difficult to put meat on these bones," Arthur said to the lady. "Please don't be offended if I don't gain any weight. Seems the only time I ever did was when I was strapped down to a hospital bed and forced fed for a solid week."<br/><br/>Arthur smiled slightly at the two older people. He wasn't going to bless his luck just yet. Words meant nothing to him unless they were backed up with action. That was what his father had taught him the hard way. Slowly, he sat down on the top step and waited for his hosts to decide what to do first with him.