With great effort, I forced myself to use my nose to breathe and to ignore the instinct to use my mouth. My mind concentrated on this task; the though...s welling up from deep below were forgotten.God, I made time to pray, please don’t let her hit me again.God listened, and she didn’t. She just stared at me without saying a word. Tears filled her eyes, and she quaked much like she had the other night, but she made no sound, nor did she move other than for her trembling. We stayed like that for a. He suggested that I try them on, because I would love them!Never one to shy away from some new briefs, I jumped into the changing room, and pulled the canvas curtain. Most of the dressing area was enclosed, but the top and bottom of the curtain were mesh, with a 3 foot wide horizontal stripe covering the torso and private parts. Trying on clothes was also putting on a show—which was fine by me! I pulled off my damp gym shorts and sweaty jock and out of nowhere the clerk appeared with a hand. I wanted to lash out, but my humiliation and disappointment were too strong. I had tried my best, and things were not going well at all. When she described it like that, my best seemed to involve a lot of risks and guesses. I would not accept the full humiliation of agreeing, but I needed to say something. “Lord Morgan is acting as an individual; there is nothing between Oak Leaf and Brenhaven.”“Ah, I accept the Lady Third’s correction. Instead of a private cooperation with Brenhaven, she is. Just don’t take any pictures of military installations, soldiers or policemen.’ He thought for a moment, then continued with, ‘You are a tourist. Ask no political questions. Be careful of what you talk about. You don’t want to get into trouble, and you don’t want to get anyone else into trouble.’ We talked awhile and he made me feel better. I drove back to my hotel. I had the weekend to hang out on the beach and relax. I tried not to think about what I was going to do on Monday. I got some sun.