” answered Janet.“Did you ever go back?” quizzed Barb.“I went back and more. Let me tell you the rest” offered Janet.With their wine glasses...refilled, Janet picked up where she had left off.After her first encounter with the three men she had doubts about their sponsorship. She had planned to enter an area beauty pageant in the coming weeks. There were things including a new dress that she needed. At the time she did not have the money to get one. Mr. Kish, Mr. Preston, and Mr. King were all. And others got intercepted by the Nazis. Some ... did not make it, sadly,” I observed.“And I’m coming with them to the east,” Xavier observed, “that’s ... one hundred sixty-two people, by my estimate.”“I’m staying behind,” Ismail declared.“As am I,” Stewart added.“And I,” Obadiah assured everyone.“Me, too,” Morgan agreed with his son.“I’m going westward to Hagerstown myself. There’s another colony there with its own Prophet. Melissa Calvert, that’s her name. Lavelle told us all about that,”. The water still ,just the noise of ramblers behind me and the quietness of the lake in front .Stepping onto the jetty ,the ladies head turned ,her feet dangling in the water ,I slipped ,regaining my stance to find her facial expression had changed from a neutral sort of look ,to one with a little smirk ,a little like the that famous painting .A nice looking woman ,with shoulder length light mousey hair ,blue eyes ,,,,,nice blue eyes ,wearing MY JACKET .Apologizing ,she explained that she was. "The belt went round her waist. Tight! There was a visible padlock which snapped with an emphatic click. "Lean forward, dear, I´m going to change your cuffs."It was fun to see her hands again. Everything was fun. Corey glowed at her English friend as her wrists were joined above her lap. Considering the belt, she was now more helpless than she had ever been. It was a truly extraordinary game she was privileged to play. In the spirit of the game she tugged at her padlock.Audrey held up two keys..