These were going to carry a captain and crew of 20 and be even more heavily armed, just in case we had to fight a real naval battle. These ships were ...o be dedicated to the Egypt grain and paper trade, so they needed to be as large as could manage the trip upriver from Ostia.These ships were outfitted with 6 ballistas, so only one could lay waste to any fleet of ships that anyone else could assemble in this era. I hoped that we would never get into the fix where we needed them, but I wanted to. ”The girls started bouncing with happiness. “Fix a date, Reg.” was the main comment from them. “In the next week or two, Reg”, Frances demanded. “We don’t need wedding dresses, just matching dresses that look good for the occasion. My Dad will pay for them, I promise.”Reg began to feel overwhelmed again. He turned to Frances, tears in his eyes. “Thank you, Frances. I don’t know what I would do without you keeping me right. You will have to organise me for this event, you know, for I haven’t the. So as not to distract I have included a brief list of Yiddish words and phrases at the end of the piece with their English meanings. Also I certainly hope I have not inadvertently insulted anyone by my attempt to frame this story in a Jewish context. Years ago I attended Navy Journalist School . In retrospect rather oddly (1963), there was a delicious and hot little Jewish girl from NYC in the class. Although she had a boyfriend (another gentile like me I think) we were increasingly attracted. "? Withthat, he placed his hand on the small of her back and led her surely into thedining room.??????????? True to his word, oncethey were seated she was not even presented a menu.? He glanced at her over the top of his menu,"How much did you weigh this morning?"??????????? Her face flushed abright pink and she suddenly developed an intense interest in the pattern ofthe silverware, "Ninety-two."? ??????????? "Hmmmmm," washis only response as he continued to study the menu.? She sat with her.