.." Why, certain..." The girl was staring at Jill and me, her pretty blue eyes as large as silver dollars.Jill smiled at the girl as if there was noth...ng at all unusual about the situation. To one side, Kelly was moving about, still shooting like mad. I was looking at the display case; I was sure that the poor girl hadn't even realized that she was being photographed."Wedding rings..." reminded Jill.Oh ... Yes, certainly..." said the girl, shaking her head, dazedly. Looking about wildly; the. ’ Laughs ensued.I crept on a bit disgusted by their mentioning of me, but I had learned that Tortuga was our next port and within a few weeks. As I walked down the hallway of the cabins I neared the Captain’s cabin–a dead end. As I was turning to withdraw from my room Captain Anthrop stepped out arrayed only in his boots, trousers, sword belt and plain white shirt, and looked at me with a quirky stare.‘Ah Miss Breckenridge.’ said he ‘What brings you here, so far away from your cabin I might. Finally he sat the small box he had brought with him to the porch, and as the snow fell and covered the ground he placed it under the tree he had decorated outside the cabin. No one would be by here he hadn’t seen a soul in the month he had been up here and now that it was Christmas Eve he was doubly sure no one would be just traipsing around that evening and stumble upon his gift. Chad slowly slipped behind the wheel of his Landrover and drove down the dirt driveway that was covered now by. Mala continued to stand at attention, making even me a little unsure at that point."Do you want to join us at the table?" I offered."Oh, no thanks," she replied. "Tonight, I am here to serve you. It is your anniversary and it is also how I prefer to spend my final night on holiday. This is not negotiable."Alice's eyes lit up in reaction to Mala's statement. She was not comfortable asking other people to do things for her, so I felt that I should take the lead."Thank you, we really appreciate.