.. A tremblerocks her body as she nods and takes the step she had beendreaming of for months. 'Very good Karen he breathesas he nuzzles the side of he... face and lowers his mouth toher neck. 'Remove your clothes'... It has begunand with a deep sigh she starts to remove, piece by piece, the last traces of anything that belongs to her.She feels strangely lighter as these connections to herlife are left behind, calmer than before. Once naked andfree from all the trappings of her life she stands. “I thanked him for his information and bade him continue.“As I was saying, if she boarded an Omani dhow she is travelling far. To India, the East Indies, even as far as Cathay, who knows?”“I would lay odds the dhow is sailing to Pondicherry, a French enclave in India,” I said. “Eloise de La Zouche has contacts there. We must charter a vessel immediately and pursue her.”Thomas shook his head. “Suez does not have any deep sea craft. The dhows harboured here ply only between Egypt and Arabia.. "What's the point?" I grumbled. "I haven't got a bust yet." Who are you trying to fool? I'll admit they're not a patch on Paula's,but--" Pansy's got breasts?" That's why she was wearing a bra the other day." Was he...I mean she?"Lisa sighed and shook her head."She warned me I'd have my work cut out with you. Next time I'll listen toher." Hang on a sec," I said. "I take a good look at myself every morning. I'mno different now than when I first started bleeding." Is that what you reckon?" Well. I eventually pulled away from her mouth but only so that I could suck on her nipples. I could see the patches of dried semen on her soft breasts. I moved down and began to kiss her stomach. I felt her go tense when I sought to move down lower still. She pressed her legs together, and held my head to prevent me going any further."No, Ben, you can't do that," she said, "He didn't use a condom." I don't care, I want to kiss you." Please, don't," she was pleading in her soft voice."I want to." No,.