Some of those might bypass the cave-in.”“I don’t want to go back to the colonnades today. Let’s stay on the southern side for now, and we can ...ry that tomorrow.”“Maybe I can see the colonnades on my next trip,” Boktar said.“Why not tomorrow?” Ellerie asked. He’d said he planned to give the mules and drivers a two-day break before leaving again.“The wagons need work, especially our two,” he replied as they returned the way they’d come. “Nothing too serious, but I do want to replace an axle with. I offered her a seat next to me and soon I found that she was travelling by the same train. She had reached Chennai 1 hour back from Goa. I was really happy to have got somebody’s company. We talked till 11.45, when I decided that must go and get my luggage. She agreed to wait for me in waiting room. On the way I heard the announcement that all trains going to Madurai/Trichy had been delayed due to heavy rains. I went back to the waiting room. Shraddha looked tensed. We waited till 3.45, when. I put my newspaper down and shouted to my daughter “Honey, I’m going inside for a bit. Try not to drown each other, okay?”Kimmie laughed. “Okay, Daddy,” with a roll of her eyes. “Love you!” My daughter and I had always had a very close relationship, and I always appreciated and reciprocated the special affection she showed me.I went into the house and headed for the bathroom. We had a full bathroom just off the kitchen. It had started life as a half-bath, but when we got the pool I’d had. I wish I could say I was true to her, but 5,000 miles from her temptation was too much. She said she stayed true to me, but I,ve no way of knowing. Thanks to the advice of Sarah,s best mate our wedding night was romantic instead of forgetful. I could only manage three days for the honeymoon in Somerset, but we fucked as often as we could and it was good we did as she had a six week wait till she got her visa to join me at Grand Forks, North Dakota. Before six months passed Sarah was dogged by.