He had had a very lucky escape without ever being aware of the risks he faced.Even so, the next day he felt the loss of his girlfriends as he saw them... and was troubled immensely by the traumas of the last few days. It made him morose and uncommunicative. Jeanne wondered eventually if she had been right to offer him the chance to stay in France.It was on the third day after the arrests that Josette and Stephen went out on a bike ride together. Marianne was out with older friends. Some thirty. Prize monies are fine, but I believe we value recognition much higher.”“Hear, hear!” MacAuliffe seconded. “I agree with Captain Muir.”“Viewed like this, I also agree. Well spoken!” Murtaugh nodded.“Then we are in agreement?” Benning asked.One after another, the captains nodded.“I propose a toast then: may there be much to share between us!”They drank to that, and Commodore Hastings took over again.“Splendid, gentlemen! I take great pleasure from this fine display of co-operation. It bodes well. She hugged me saying she loved beingcall mommy. It felt so good, so right calling her mommy."Ann, as long as you desire to remain in our girls world, in our feminineways, I will respect your wish to hang on to a little bit of memory ofBob. I would be very sad if you ever wanted to be Bob again." Thank you mommy, I will never be Bob again. I am too happy being yourdaughter."We both started crying again, so sweet I thought. We were bonding somuch, never never had this with my Mom before. It felt. The evening was still warm and I been feeling abit sticky in the clothes I was in, I made my excuses while she was dancing in the garden and went up for a shower asking my husband to make sure she didn't fall over. After I got out the shower I wrapped a towel around me and being a little concerned I'd left a rather drunk woman with my husband I dashed to the bedroom to get dressed. As I got to my room I found Jo laying on the bed telling me my husband brought her up here cos she was feeling.