”“So...”I laughed, pulling out of the melancholy mood I’d been slipping into, “My mom does that! One-word questions which have obvious answe...s. It must be a Slavic thing!”Doctor Blahnik laughed, “Or a ‘mom’ thing! So?”“I was telling a story.”“Yes, now arrange those first seven songs in an order that tells your story, ending with She’s Always a Woman.”I looked over the list and, in an instant, the order became obvious. Take It on the Run had to go right before Always a Woman because of the line. From his frequent trips to the harbour master he found out at last that the Iona Star was expected to dock in two days’ time. The crates were repacked but the men retained their side arms hidden under their clothes.The Iona Star nosed into its berth in the late afternoon of the second day. After the Captain had gone through the harbour procedure Shaun went on board.Captain Stavros welcomed him aboard in his cabin with a scotch, “Welcome aboard, Major Ramage”.Shaun smiled taking the drink,. I did see what they were busy with, large fish teemed these waters, so I contrived a twine and nail line myself, rather than the netted poles they seemed to favor, and caught numbers of the weighty red fleshed sea-bounty. I saw that the native camps were drying the splayed open fish in the sun, so I emulated their local wisdom, and added drying fish to my indolent passage. I insured the further neglect of the locals by steering for the opposite bank when I saw an encampment ahead, and they. More than once at work I would find myself drifting off thinking about my little friend across the way. Who was she talking to on the phone? Who did she wear those lacy undergarments for? Did she have a steady boyfriend? Christ, she was only nineteen at most. I found myself thinking about her more than Sharon. I was becoming obsessed.The following night I was again alone. I stopped for Chinese takeout since I didn't feel like cooking and really didn't have anything in the house worth cooking.