He did not use a compass, seeming to rely onlyon reading the subtle pattern of the landscape. All I saw werefeatureless hills, dunes and rocky sandy a...eas. Yet, as he had said, inthree hours I saw a dark line wavering on the horizon in the heat of thedesert sun. As we got nearer, it resolved into several groves of palmtrees, and then at their feet and in and among them, the roofs ofseveral buildings. I was glad we were almost there as camel riding wasuncomfortable.Soon our camels passed between. "It's just the nurse checking on you.She put her small white hand on his dark chest and eased him back onto the bed. His chest was like a steel banded barrel. The sheet had been tossed aside when he jerked upward, leaving Craig covered by only a tiny pair of bikini briefs.Continuing her role as concerned nurse, she checked the bandages around his knee, trying hard not to stare at the large bulge in his briefs."I ... I was having a dream..." Craig said as he noticed her stealing looks at his. She wore a very tight low cut top which exposed her massive cleavage, a short skirt and when she crossed her legs, I caught a glimpse of her stocking tops.'Ah sissy' she said, 'I'm here to check up on you'I hurried outside with her as quickly as possible, hoping nobody had heard what she called me. We walked down the steps from the building and around the corner out of sight.'Right Sissy, it's time we checked what you are wearing. Get your pants off' she said.I started to protest, but she. "Come on in and set. I gotta, you know..." He fumbled with his buttons."Must be near noon," Beall said, looking up toward the dim sun as the man shuffled behind his hovel. "Get some shoes on after you drain that thing, and I'll buy you some breakfast. I thought you fishermen was up before dawn,"Beall joshed with Nolan as they walked back toward the tavern and then asked, "Anybody you know row folks across to Virginia, regular like?" Oh, they's a few do that. I've done it myself. Tain't hard.