Eventually, I fetched a book and sat on the hatch-cover to read it.“Well, what did you think, Rebecca?”“About?”“The barges? The walk? Joe?�...“I enjoyed the walk, the barges were interesting...”They were making their way back to the Rectory. As they left Mill Road, Dulcie said, quietly, “Joe is the one who found you and called an ambulance. He was quite worried about you.” She glanced at Rebecca, who had slumped, head down, and didn’t immediately respond.Some distance further on, the girl said,. Kintu train bhalo bhabhe light na thakaye ami boudir guud theek kore dekhte pelam na khali halka halka kalo rang deng dekhte pelam. Light kam thakaye ami eta bujhte parlam na je kalo rang ta boudir guuder baler rang na boudir pantir rang. Ami himmat kore boudir saree ta aro opore othate chesta korte boudi hatat pas phir shulo aar ami bhoye te amar hath ta tene nilam. Boudi ghumer ghore saree ta tene neeche kore nilo. Amio chup chap bhalo manusher moton abar shoye ghumobar chesta korte laglam.. And all George could relate was how that day at Madame Lafayette's,omitting the part where he was utterly lost in fabric as he touchedsmooth satin and rustling taffeta, Margaret had emerged from thechanging rooms dressed in a thrilling frock of magenta blue taffeta,sparkling and swishing towards him flanked by three of the assistantsmincing in pink heels and snug pink satin dresses, hands and elbows cladin matching pink gloves and bearing little posies.Margaret had demanded, in a demure and. " Quite," Carruthers said. "Still, if they are Royalists, this will be quite a feather in your cap, eh?" Not at all, sir. If they foreswear allegiance to the Emperor I shall merely escort them into a convenient port. There is little credit to be earned there, sir, certainly not compared to the hundreds of tons of new shipping that we have destroyed so far. May I offer you a glass of wine before dinner?" You are most kind, Captain. Pray lead on."With an hour's notice, the captain's private cook.