A larger ship has triangular sails and reminds me of an Arabiandhow.Ringing the jetties are smoking braziers, where some kind of plant isburning. Thes... give off the clouds that blanket the fortifications. Theplumes must be visible from miles across the lake. Kurtz is notconcerned with the location of his home being identified.Our final destination is at last apparent to me.A considerable crowd is gathered on one part of the wharf. There must beseveral hundred there. The majority are men, but I. Have you decided to keep her then?" Keep ... don't be ridiculous, Joel. She's not a stray dog."I sighed. Moments like this just confirmed my suspicion that I'd never quite understand the way Kelly's mind worked. I'd enjoy the ride, but I'd never know what was coming next. " See you at five."I'm much easier to read, and much easier to please. I suspect that Aunt Molly was secretly delighted that I'd found a girl who was more 'challenging'. If we survived the current slave crisis, I figured. I could understand why they felt like that. Theywere still in their thirties, and had a busy life with energetic children(two each). Both lived within easy reach of London and popped down quiteoften to town. On the other hand I didn't have much inclination to takethe train to Euston even when they were not so crowded at offpeak times.Maybe when I qualified for my senior rail card in a few years!At one time I had talked vaguely about getting a small place in Somerset,where some of my ancestors. Nobody can be the best at everything. The purpose of so many competitions is to give every squad a chance to shine."An hour of physical rehabilitation followed. Then I was ordered to report to Commandant Mackie in his office. I formally reported in the Navy style used by Marines—because even though the Mackie Military School was "military" it was run by former and retired Marines. Commandant Mackie had retired from the Marines as a sergeant major. The Army and Air Force render a hand salute.