Finally I came to the conclusion that Harvey wasprobably the ideal candidate and his slightly advanced age made thewhole scenario even more exciting a...d so deliciously wrong that it wasalmost perfect.Obviously Joyce will still be quite scared and apprehensive at meetingand having to flirt with an older gentleman first but that's not reallymy problem. In fact it still turns me on to see him hopelessly struggletrying to resist my delightful plans while the look of fearfulresignation in his eyes. . I was really starting to likeher."What about you?" I finally asked, "What do you turn into?"Carrie gave me a proud look and then exclaimed, "I'm a real live werewolf."I nodded appreciatively, knowing that in spite of the legends, most Weresweren't wolves. In fact, there were very few who were. They weren't reallyany more common than any other Were animal."But forget about silver bullets," Carrie grinned at me, holding up asilver wolf necklace that she'd been wearing, "I prefer my silver. "Do you?" Samantha asked.Charlie looked away wistfully and changed the subject.*****Modern Girl magazine hit the newsstands on same Saturday as the EssexPolice Ball. Samantha came to Charlie's flat to do her hair and makeupand help her dress for the ball while Robin went to the formalwear hireservice to rent a dinner suit.Glenda had debated whether to attend in uniform, as some of the otherPCs and WPCs were going to do, or to buy a ball gown. She was worriedthat her figure had blown out to. We took the coach and the two horses into High Wycombe and sold them, Metzendorf being no longer in need of coach or horses. Rob and I shared the money accrued from the sale. I was no longer a rich man, although I still had the annual interest from my investment. Rob was saving his money so in a year’s time he could wed Bridey Murphy – the intrusive thought butted into my mind, but again vanished before I could examine it more closely – and any extra guineas were welcome to us both.Next morning.