Since we were to sail within the hour we gladly took him aboard. I’m pleased you find his work satisfactory.’ ‘Indeed, quite so,’ the Lady sai.... ‘Could you have him come over?’ ‘Mais oui, Madame,’ replied the Captain. ‘You, Cook, come here. The Duchess wishes to speak with you,’ Beaumont ordered. ‘A votre service, mon Capitaine,’ the man responded as he quickly obeyed. The Duchess regarded the tall, handsome man and commented, ‘He doesn’t look much like a cook. All my cooks are red-faced and. A voice from the crowd said, "That's Abe Hunter. He thought you were Jake Simpson, the man who murdered his brother." Are you his friend?" Yeah." OK, you and another man haul him to the jail and I'll lock him in a cell for tonight. I'll let him go tomorrow when he sobers up." You sure that's all you going to do?" Yeah, that's all." OK, we'll help you."They hauled Hunter to the jail and laid him out on one of the bunks. Zack emptied his pockets and locked him in the cell. The men went back to. Then some guy came up on the stage with her. He took the chain that was hook to her neck collar and to the floor and unhooked it from the floor. He took it and climbed up a ladder and hooked it to a metal loop hanging from the ceiling above mom. When he got down, the chain suddenly started getting tighter. It was being raised and mom, who was already standing on the very tip of her toes, was struggling to somehow keep it from choking her. When it stopped and was tight, her feet were barely. " Jesus," mumbled Al. The bantering was driving him nuts! I gave him a "Groucho Marx" eyebrow bounce and that broke the spell. He grinned and laughed nervously. I glanced back to Ted and saw him grinning also.I started to yell again for Jeannie, when she walked into the room.Al did a double take and the two of them did a repeat performance of their response to my entrance."Let me say goodbye to Jack and let's get out of here." I said, moving out of the room. I figured I'd give Jeannie a chance.