" and "Did you hear about...". She and Brad had gone steady during her freshman year and then he had suddenly dropped out and disappeared and she had ...ot seen him since. The years had not been kind to him; his hair had gone grayish, his lean trim body had fleshed out in all the wrong places, but they'd had some good times together and she had thought of him from time to time."What brings you into my cave?" she had asked."Nothing special," he said, "Except for you, of course. You were always. I need not have worried about inheritance taxes. I would be the one claiming it. It was my ticket, after all.Then, to my surprise, our lawyer insisted that I should keep my name private. He said that I should keep out of the spotlight.Two days later I found myself in his limo heading to the state's lottery office, 2 hours away. He said I had to be there to claim it myself, but he would handle the details and keep my name out of the papers. I followed his advice, though I didn't understand why. He had made a fortune in the slave trade with a fleet of five ships crossing from West Africa, to the Caribbean with slaves and returning with sugar, cotton, molasses and rum to sell on the British market. When his son who took over the business, realised from the rumblings in Parliament that the end of the trade was in sight, he bought a large sugar plantation in Barbados and became part owner of the Rum distillery winning lucrative contracts with the Royal Navy.Robert knew this aspect of Sir. I was very impressed, and I think my two co-workerswere too.“Hello handsome,” she said. “Buy me a drink.” I was smiling from ear to ear. “You look fantastic,” Itold her“Why thank you. I thought you might like it.”That was an under statement. She sipped her drink and continued, “Its been so longsince we’ve been away for the weekend.” I offered hermy arm and we walked off to the ballroom. I was prettysure that more than one guy.