”-Mungo Jerry, [i]”In The Summertime”[/i]Troy and Julie Equals joined hands as they crossed the street; a habit born of a shared childhood that,...now that they were sharing their lives completely, had grown into a reflex whereby they unconsciously sought out each other’s hand before crossing.They stopped at the entrance of the park. Julie produced a rolled-up reusable shopping bag from her purse and tucked it between the purse’s handles for easy access.“Big crowd today,” Julie told her husband. Joerg was awed by the sheer size of the city and its magnificent buildings. He had never seen that many people, and he was amazed at their rich clothing. He also noticed that men and women were often portly, something the hard working peasants of the marshes never attained. They marched through the city to the city hall, a richly decorated building that reflected the wealth and power of the Hanse, for Lubeck was part of that powerful alliance of trading cities.Gernot of Brederode conferred. ”“True, and I talked to Cody about that. I could also walk into the offices and shoot them all. I’d have enough money to bribe my way out of jail.”Rory looked at me and scowled.“Don’t talk like that. You are not that man. I would be the first to disown you. Mick wouldn’t stand for it and neither would I. If you want to use our wealth to go after them, do it. But no gun play unless they come after us. If that happens, then it’s not revenge, it’s war.”Early in our meal, people were watching us.. . Annie, it’s me! Gabe! Your husband!”Once more his voice was cracking horribly.Annie looked at him like he was crazy.“What are you talking about?” she said, “I’m not married! I’ve never seen you before in my life.”Gabe shook his head in disbelief.“Are you ... is this some kind of joke? We’ve been married for three years! Look around ... look at...”Gabe looked around the room. And he felt sick.The room was covered in pictures, and looked vaguely like the room he’d walked into a few hours.