Bothwere meticulous in their dress, both wore their hair straight and sharplycut, and both had an air of snobbery. I once had a run in with my Auntwhe... she came to visit mum. She hated the way I ran around all summerwith no shoes on. She disliked me kicking my football against the outsideof the house. Above all though, she disliked my hair. Thinking back,perhaps it was the wildness of it compared to her immaculate style. Maybebecause it was the 70's, and I was a hippie child."From your. I saw the limo pull up and Colonel Anisimova picked up what was obviously Ivan’s bag, leaving Tanya’s. She told her daughter to go to the car, get her bag, and come right back.“Take care of her Stepa, or I will not be happy,” Colonel Anisimova said in her most authoritative voice.“By your order, Comrade Colonel!” I grinned, then added, “I would never do anything to displease the KGB!”“Good!” she said with a smile.“Thank you, Stephen Rayevich, for your hospitality,” Ivan said. “It was good to. Wiesman didn't deliver his message very coherently. You see, he had a problem last night. He said that these tigers had no teeth nor claws."That upset Rajah and his friends because they are all very proud young men — particularly proud of their appearance and bearing. Well, I guess from the comments you heard — you know: sharp claws, sharp teeth — that he was convinced on the point." She grinned and added, "No pun intended."But anyway, he could have worked around that okay, but then he really. It beats a handshake, thought Matt.Driving home Matt felt like he was a teenager after his first date. Gloria was a nice and charming lady. Her dark eyes showed a hidden passion that maybe he could help unleash. Even if he couldn't, she was an enjoyable dining companion.The next day Matt played a round of golf with Jack. There were questions of how the date went and Matt said he was quite pleased with the previous night. He thanked Jack for the introduction but warned him not to get into a.