He finds a place to stand on the sidelines, somewhere he can simply watch the people, and most importantly Kit. Perhaps if he studied her every move s...mething would be revealed to him. He could see her talking with the same ladies as when he had left her, but he also saw a man approaching. He was obviously a member of the Royal Navy as he is wearing the official dress uniform, only used for the occasions of the utmost importance. This man was no ordinary officer either, he was decorated with. C'mon. Let's get to sleep."With another fit of yawning, we shut the lights and groaned our way into bed, lying uncovered and facing each other in the dim wash of early daylight that filtered through the curtained window.We lay on our sides, facing each other in the dark. I closed my eyes. From the window behind me, the city stirred faintly. It was an unfamiliar sound, one I'd never heard when falling asleep in Memphis -- a vague, distant but lurking and steady noise, a hint of the unexpected,. ..hierarach...hierbarky...er, statusthing going. We cocktail waitresses are considered the lowest in statushere. We don't make as much money as the girls who dance. And the girlswho dance and also do escort service make the most and are considered thequeens of the club. I am happy to just be a princess. The otherwaitresses treat me nicely. We all seem to get along and look out foreach other. The dancers have their own dressing rooms and it is such afascinating room for me to go into. I. "Well, what did your mumsay?" About what?" I parried."Oh come on Martie, I know you too well. You went to ask for advice." So." And." And what?" I 'stonewalled'."And what did they say." They say we should wait a bit and not rush into stuff." What did you tell them?" Nothing much, I just said I had been -, you know -, down there." And what did you say about me?" Nothing. I pretended it was just innocent fun." Huh. Innocent fun! I think my mother already suspects something aboutme. How did your.