“Anyway, I’m gonna go snuggle back up to her,” Belkan said. “Oh, and I’m gonna need you to forget all about this. Mistress wouldn’t like y...u knowing about me.”“What?” Jacob asked. Belkan left the kitchen and shut the door, and Jacob blinked, and was momentarily dazed. What was he doing in the kitchen again? Oh yeah, he wanted a drink.The next morning, Jacob got out of bed, and headed upstairs to the bathroom to use the loo, slipping on some boxers for modesty in case he should encounter anyone.. In the summer, I would probably have chosen to walk to either of them. I thought about that for tonight if I happened to have a couple more drinks than I thought I should. I liked the idea of small towns and the closeness of everything. Cranbrook was bigger than average, but not so much that it lost that special feel these towns have.I parked the car next to Florio's and walked around looking in the various shops on the streets nearby. I spent an hour in a book store and bought a couple of. Naked except your high heels and shivering with anticipation, you reach for the last candleholder and find there is yet another note:"Blow the candle out and walk straight to the bed. Do not say a word."In the light of the crescent moon through a window, you head into the room and inch your way until the toes meet the bed. The bedroom door behind you closes shut, surrounding you in total blackness. Strong arms pick you up and- amidst your yelp of partial fear and excitement- lay you gently on. Even cars used in getaways were being affected, in a way this was helping the force, but there was no reason why this was happening.And then people were complaining of bicycles either seizing up, or even being reduced by sudden rusting. It seemed that somehow somebody was running around with a spray attacking cyclists. He went through some of the reports; many of them were from youths who had been riding their bikes in the middle of town — which was against the law anyway — only to have the.