She quietly whispered her plan to Dawn. Dawn got amischievous glint to her eye. She told the Queen that it would be themost fitting punishment to a ma... who was not in the least remorsefulfor his actions.Queen Elizabeth, upon holding court the next day, called her warden in."Warden, bring me Alexander du Lac. I am going to announce to the fullcourt his punishment." announced the Queen.Alexander was lead into the throne room bound in chains. He showedsigns of his most recent thrashings. Still. With the skis in hand, we drove out-of-town to a park designed for that type of skiing. In the beginning, I moved my feet more than my body. But in short order, I got the rhythm down, and moved well on the flats, and downhill areas. I didn't do so well on the inclines. At the end, I realized that I had a good workout, and enjoyed the outdoors with my family.On Christmas day, we had a nice time playing games, and enjoying our time together. I read The Man From St. Petersburg by Ken Follett. One. But he becomes more involved in his families business, is an uncaring womanizer and has numerous unfaithful female encounters! Soon they grow apart from his infidelity, and the fact that he is gone most of the time. His parents have little to do with her, and then only to be with their grand children. They have been separated for years and her whole family life has been her children, and when they are old enough to choose, they ungratefully go to live with their father who has offered them. She unbuttoned my foreflap and mounted my knees despite my weak protests, encouraging my battered ram to action. She failed, left me there drunk, limp, mean and dispirited and went to bed. In the morning I explained. She did not look happy about it, but said she understood and would wait until I felt better and more confident. Right then I was almost sure I never would.Two weeks later, after living a celibate life, and, with Susan's help, learning a fair amount about Cornwallis's small but busy.