The fact that they had the cook’s wagon with them slowed them down considerably but he knew that his pair of Indian scouts was the best of the half ...ozen he had rounded up under emergency conditions.He couldn’t help but notice that Ladybug and Sister Joan were in fine spirits and he was now certain if that had to do with the reduction of their duties both in the kitchen and in a nocturnal setting or the fact that they were concealing a cache of confiscated hard liquor they had seized from the. Foster. You called me in here to ... what are you doing?”“Oh, your ring. It’s quite unique. Do you mind if I have a look at it?”“I, uh, I suppose...”“Do you mind if I ask you some questions?”“Mr. Foster, are you sure you’re all right?”“Quite all right. Let me be honest with you, Ms. Winter. I’m worried about you.”“You’re ... worried about me?”“Your hosband, he died some time ago, didn’t he?”Remembering the death of Brandi’s father lowered Kristine’s defenses just enough for Mr. Foster to slip. As usual, there were six to eight washing bays, three or four on each side wall.I noticed that one bay, nearest the pool, was occupied by a Japanese man washing, or rinsing, his hair. Ignoring him, I explored a couple of other bays, each of which had a hand-held shower which could be attached to either of two hooks, and a basin with a tap. A connector could vary water temperature on one side, or switch between tap or shower, and control water volume, on the other. Alongside the basin, on a. Music filters around us from the radio. Gerald had set up the cocktail trolley, and mother even invites me to share a drink. " Come on Jade, your old enough now for a cocktail; Gerald, mix her a stiff Martini!"The cocktail tasted good and its heady effect gave me a pleasant feeling that was relaxing. Margo was chatting with me like a friend and we giggled together over Gerald's antics to persuade us to pose for his photos. Eventually we pose together in our bikinis for him."Oh how I love to see.