We waited for my son to fall asleep.As soon as he slept he gave me the flowers, I turned around and asked him to keep it. He did as I said and then he...caught me by my hands switched off all the lights in my house and took me too his room. I was silently walking behind him with milk glass in one hand. As we entered his room he left my hand and walked towards the bed and sat on it. The room was all prepared the bed was neat with new sheets and the fruits he bought were arranged. The oranges were. ’ ‘But, my dear husband, my Master…’ ‘Strip yourself of your fine clothes and expensive jewelry or I will do so myself.’ She stood up and began. ‘Remove everything.’ His wife removed his pair of dangling, diamond earrings. She sat them, lightly, on the Italian carpeted floor by his feet. She removed his white satin blouse and sat it on the floor also. She, without hesitation, removed his $5,300, 5.5 carat, diamond brassiere. She laid it by his feet carefully. Her double-D, natural breasts, yet. Momma was forced to sell, and now we rented a tiny shack just a few blocks away. I think it was actually a converted garage for the larger house out in front. I was always so ashamed of the way we were now living, that I never invited any of my friends over for fear of the look on their faces if they saw our little place. Our little family was often the target of insults by neighbors. They held my papa responsible for failing to take a tougher stand against the corrupt local government. We will be going to Gilmore's Station tomorrow to look at it. The Ranger Training School will be moving in there shortly," I told him."That hole?" he asked in a derisive voice. "Rangers will probably find it appropriate, but no civilized gentleman would," he told us."And you consider yourself a civilized gentleman?" Seamus asked with one of his grins."Certainly! That's why I am an officer," he answered in indignation."There is where your problem lies, and why you are still a Lieutenant and not.