"This is the new shop I was telling you about.Are you opening soon?" Tomorrow, I hope. Now that I have the sign being done for me,everything is ready ...or then. I want to start at 9 a.m. and will be openuntil 6." Can I make an appointment for, like 4?" the girl said. "I get out ofschool then. Unless I can skip school and come in earlier?" She lookedhopefully at her mother."Not a chance," the mother said. "You can book for 4, if that time isopen." It is all open," Ariel said. "The appointment. We passed by the room where I had first seen the brown-clad girls that were the object of the Prince's benevolence. A group of them were seated in a semi-circle at one end of the room. In the centre, to my astonishment, sat the Prince, engaged in earnest discussion with the group. He was more animated than I had seen him before. Smiling and laughing together with the group. "I had not realised that the Prince was so directly involved," I remarked to Castwich. The Prince either did not notice us. Grandmother Ionia performed the priestly office. As I knelt, Nanettestood with her hands on my shoulders and swore on her honor as an Amazonto protect me, to provide for me, to cultivate me, to esteem me, tonurture me, and to consummate our union, all as a good husband should.Grandmother prayed over Nanette. I in my turn, kneeling in front ofNanette with my hands between her knees, swore to obey, to submit, to beever faithful, to receive correction whenever needed, to give freely of mybody. My wife claimed the recliner and Cheryl took the love seat which left Annie and I the couch. I didnt object. Annie nestled in and within the next 20 minutes or so my wife and Cheryl had fallen asleep. I was gently dragging my finger tips along the soft skin of her abdomen and then took the next step to slide my hand up her shirt until it was lying flat on her bare stomach. I knew better than to push it so I left it there for a while. I didnt want her getting upset or scared so I didnt want to.