I was apprenticed at thirteen and have served on ships these twenty years, I know little other than the ways of the sea. Speaking of which, I must att...nd to my duties.’ Edward touched his forelock in taking his leave of Prunella. She watched from the poop deck as he strolled around the decks, stopping to chat to the crew. She noticed the lack of formality in his manner and the way that the crew responded with smiles and laughter. ‘All well Tom?’ He stood by the First Mate. ‘Yes Sir, she’s. They were discussing some new designs for the bra-panty-slips etc for the exhibition. I too gave my 2 cents wherever i could. By 11.30 pm, i was feeling tired n sleepy. So i went to my room and fell on bed. I had switched off my room lights but the door was left a bit open (not intentionally). AV Rooms door was also open and a beam of light from that room was coming in my room (not on my bed though). Rest all was dark. I fell off to sleep, but at around 12.30 suddenly my sleep broke.Now the. It had been an exciting evening, and he wasn’t interested. I smiled to myself and then went back and let Dum-Dum back in. She ran around in circles in the living room until I sat down in my recliner, and then she jumped up with me, and I rubbed her belly while she licked my face, and I calmed her down.When Marilyn finished with Charlie, she came out looking for me. “Hey, that’s my seat!” she protested to Dum-Dum.Our dog looked up at her with supreme indifference. “I think Dum-Dum thinks it’s. It’s… the way they look at you. Like you’re some snail that crawled out of its shell. Like if your pants are too short or you’re wearing the wrong shoes you must be some moron. I hate that part.’ ‘Whoa – you mean you’re nervous about presenting because of, like, clothes and stuff?’ Christi asked. ‘Clothes. Hair. I don’t know what the hell they’re looking at. I don’t get any of that shit.’ The whole topic had clearly put Gaurav in a foul mood. Christi suddenly laughed. ‘But Gaurav, that’s so.