She’s been married for a long time to the guy she has now. Maybe she finally found what she was looking for.”Mickey was adding it up as he talked....“So she’s been married five times?”“As far as I know. Maybe more. I don’t really keep up with her, but my cousin keeps me informed when I visit. One of the many reasons I don’t visit much.”Ashley apologized. “Sorry, Papa. You seemed to be getting along fine, and she is a good looking woman. I thought it might be fun.”I reached over and took her. " I'll lend you another one for tonight and you can see what even a little training can do," said the Emir, grinning as though there were some joke which Henry did not understand.They talked a little about the uses to which the Imperial Voyager was put and why the Emir so rarely used her, and while they were talking one of the eunuchs brought into the room a woman in harem dress of a beltless dressing gown with a button only at the neck. After his first glance, seeing most of her breasts and. Like someone on the roof. And are those bells? I’m sure they’re bells. And there’s something else — some scraping sounds — is that pawing? Oh well, I’ll turn off the light and get to bed. I’m starting toward the bedroom when all of a sudden I hear something behind me. I turn and — what is this? How did this guy get in here? Didn’t I lock the door? And what’s he doing in a Santa suit? Have I seen this guy before? He looks vaguely familiar He’s smiling, but maybe I should call the cops — it must. “Boy am I exhausted.”Trying hard and failing to focus on the book, Jude simply lay on the bed silently for several minutes. Mathilda was laying very close to him, and he found that the feeling of another person’s body pressing against him was extremely stimulating, even though she was still clothed.Finally, after several seconds of almost unbearable silence for Jude, Mathilda turned to him and spoke. “Have you ever kissed a girl?”Jude looked to her but found himself unable to hold her gaze..