How fared you during your unwise peeping episode?"The tip of the iceberg was thus revealed. They had, in fact, been peeping. They would be punished fo... that. Any lady's maid would expect that. Any servant of any kind would expect that. Her Ladyship would succor them, initially, to ensure they were not damaged ... because she intended to damage them herself, when she punished them.At least that's how it would have been in any decent house.Sally was thus distracted from the wet, naked skin of. A 30-something Chinese couple, Lou and Bella Woo, were the second to strip. They headed over to a somewhat out of the way corner and started making out like teenagers. Everybody noticed. Nobody cared. I wondered if Lou liked Bella’s thick bush.I grabbed a serving tray and started mingling. I first came to the guests with the darkest skin color on the cruise. I was thinking not Africa, perhaps India. “Welcome again, I’m Z. Have a cookie.”The husband answered, “Thank you. I’m Fred and this is my. Please, don't leave me... PLEASE.' Nikki closed her eyes, trying to put out of her mind the image of her fretful parents waiting in that sickening hospital. In a corner, Zoë was crying silently, a kind nurse holding the tearful teenager in her arms. Linda, her back to her parents, stared at the wall, ignoring everybody, blaming herself."It's my fault, Nikki," Linda said and repeated it over and over again."Linda, that's not true. You didn't pull the trigger... That son of a bitch did." I. "Men come cheaper than women," Prudence told me. "Which sex will give it up for hard cash the faster?" It's all for science," I told her. She laughed. Then we both laughed. Actually, I was having the time of my life. I gave her a hug, then got embarrassed and turned away from her. Hugs were not professional, I thought. But she felt good.The first Monday of the actual production run finally arrived. Everyone was in place. I noticed that Nurse White was rather anxious, but so was I.The first.