The tavern had served a mix of farmers and mechanics, as well as subalterns and non-coms in red coats. I did not see any Germans that night or any oth...r at the Ox."No Hessians?" I asked her, with my hand on her broad thigh."Never," she said, wiping her mouth with the back of her hand. "First one that came through that door made a grab for me, and I smashed him in the mouth with that small keg of brandy over there. He left spitting teeth, and we ain't seen another one since. Nobody thinks all. I’m nothing like him or his little bastard brother.’ ‘It’s okay, baby,’ I reassured her, taking her into my arms, ‘Everybody makes mistakes,’ then deciding to lighten her current mood, I smirked and said ‘Even me.’ ‘Oh, shut up,’ she giggled, reaching over and playfully smacking my chest, ‘Smart ass.’ ‘There it is,’ I tenderly replied, ‘There’s that smile that I fell in love with so long ago.’ ‘I still don’t see how that happened,’ she dejectedly yet quietly replied, ‘Especially because I was. .. naked, bound and gagged. Carol shook her head, it didn't work. She was still naked, bound and gagged. Carol took a moment to feel how exactly she was bound. Her ankle was chained to a ring in the floor; her left wrist was bolted to a ring set with no slack to the top of the table Her right wrist was also bolted to the table, but there was enough slack for her to write with the pencil in between her fingers. Also, there was a stiff leather collar around her neck that was anchored to. "J.D.?" Yep. 'Juris Doctor.' They used to call law grads 'Bachelor of Laws, ' but evidently that didn't sound high-falutin' enough." So now, do I call you 'Doctor Silverthorn?'" Nope. I'm just the same sweet girl I always was -- at least until I pass the Bar Exam." When is that?" Almost three months away. Most law grads -- me definitely included -- have to take a special bar-exam cram course before taking the actual bar exam. It's especially important if you go to a national law school, like.