"Why did she drink from this bottle?" I asked."We got into a fight because I wouldn't go get her a drink," she said. "She thought that was your bottle...so she drank out of it." And she only had a swallow or two?" Yes," she replied.I sat back and thought about it.The Pill had been diluted by the twenty ounces of liquid. There must have been a certain amount of settling considering how long it had been between when Cheryl drank and Samantha drank. Samantha had at most two swallows, maybe four. All of which, Monroe-fashion, simply added more dangerous curves. And she liked to dress up for functions. Not ornately, but simply and sexily. Her favourite was backless gowns of elegant cut with the hem just above the knee. Great legs. He obviously liked her to show off her figure with clinging outfits of thin fabric, and he always seemed to beam with pride when she was on his arm. Yes, well chosen, Harry. So there we all were, the diplomatic corps regulars plus the usual. "I'll switch on the coffee percolator now, when I am through there."At the end of the meal, they took their coffees through to the living room and the easy chairs. When they were settled, Enid asked, "So, how did it go today, with the Governor?"Jeannette left it to Tom to reply."Pretty well. He accepted that it made sense to have the newspaper in private hands, as long as the Colony retained ultimate control of what appeared in it. He also approved the book publishing business. What we wait for. ’ I got up and opened a window, I lit a cigarette and stuck my head out of the window to smoke it, ‘You know, you’re not allowed to smoke in here.’ ‘I’m not, I am quite clearly smoking outside.’ I said, the rain extinguished the cigarette, I tried to relight it and failed, I flicked it out the window and shut it again. ‘What am I going to do?’ ‘Move on?’ He suggested, I started pacing the office. ‘Not exactly the answer I was hoping for.’ ‘Does she know about the counselling? The.