" Scarcely had Ali disappeared when the valet entered the chamber. "Monsieur Baptistin," said the count, "you have been in my service one year, the ti...e I generally give myself to judge of the merits or demerits of those about me. You suit me very well." Baptistin bowed low. "It only remains for me to know whether I also suit you?" Oh, your excellency!" exclaimed Baptistin eagerly."Listen, if you please, till I have finished speaking," replied Monte Cristo. "You receive 1,500 francs per annum. "I got up slowly, looking around. Will went over to the machine and just stood there in front of it, examining his fingernails. I wandered around the room, watching Will until he went back to his chair and sat down. Then I approached the machine, keeping an eye out for trouble and especially for Will. Even after I put money in, I looked around before I took a can out. I spent as much time as I could looking around, ready to run. Eventually, I got back to my seat on the table."See what I mean?. His voice went very quiet and hesitently i heard him say ok and that he'd think about it and that he'd get back to me, then the phone went dead and all emails and msn chat stopped i never heard from him in weeks and i thought i'd lost the erotic chats that we'd had, then out of the blue i got an email asking if i still wanted to meet up and that if i did to get back to him and let him know, an email was sent instantly and within a couple of hours a reply was in hand with his address and home. "I smiled. "It was seventeen days ago, two weeks ago I did something outof curiosity and the next thing I was learning to alter my voice andmanners. It may seem rash to anyone else but these changes have made mehappy. This morning I met with a doctor and she has schedule my surgeryfor breast implants. As you see I've elected to live as a female Bill,but I'm still in many ways the guy you've known for fifteen years."He interrupted, "Really Michael? There is no way that is true. Shityou've got.