Then we saw the attraction, I don't remember what it was called, it was a rickety house with all sorts of different obstacles etc. inside. As we were ...oming outside we crossed over a grate, and as you passed over it, a blast of air shot up and blew the girls dresses up for the folks standing around. As Julie crossed it she squealed and deliberately stood still over it, she loved it standing there showing everyone her stockings and suspenders. I said that “ I told you were gorgeous, you couldn't. Fortunately the number matched the one on her collar, but his frown deepened anyway. "Berkhamstead School, they're pretty straight," he mused. "So why has this thing got no sign of an MoC then, eh? Are you sure there was nothing funny going on when you bought it? Anything odd at all?"Where could I start? But before I had got far into my hesitant tale of my birthday present, he interrupted me."So, raped, you say? Mind you, you can't rape a collar; surely you knew that. But they don't like. It only took a little bit of practice for them to become as expert as that first crew.Sue, though pregnant, was still completely mobile, so she was the hunter selected to go with us. We took a small cart to carry our supplies and bring back a few thing from John's boat. If it looked worth while, we planned to take a large contingent back to salvage everything movable from that boat. We should have done that sooner, but something kept coming up. Oh, well, nothing was likely to be stolen.Finally,. "But just not this much of it," she admitted as she looked around, then hurried for the Escalade to get out of the cold wind.When Melissa saw Hope exit the copter, she jumped out of the Escalade and ran to meet her. As Melissa and Jennie passed, Melissa tossed Jennie one of the "generic" coats that the Matthews kept near the Retreat's door. As the two friends met, Melissa engulfed Hope in her arms, the girls laughing and hugging each other. "I wanted to come," Melissa assured Hope, "but.