Still fully nude they walked proudly through the small colony. Their bodies glistened in the sun and drew attention to them from everyone. Women, even...the married women that chose to wear leather cloths nodded and smiled knowing that the young girl painted with the bright flower was about to become a full woman. Men took double takes and even in a couple cases stopped and kissed the back of the hands of both women offering their services to them both. Eventually they came to the building that. Although England's financial capital could no longer be ranked with New York or Tokyo, it was a comfort that something remained of the Square Mile's historic significance in the new world order. Frankfurt might dominate Europe as Beijing dominated Asia. And despite competition from Toronto, New York still dominated the Americas. But among the lesser financial centres, London could still punch above the nation's weight.Life was much better for Mark and Molly now. Mark was working as a researcher. I watched her bend over the table and wipe it dry as her son watched. God, she had a nice ass and she was really showing it to me, bent over like that. She quickly turned to see if she caught me, and she knew she had. I averted my eyes, but I knew I was caught. She came by again to dispose of the towels and smiled at me."I think she likes you Huck" Sugar kidded as I told her we should go and get the apples and stuff.Outside there wasn't another Babs sighting and we sort of forgot about her by. "That is impossible! This is a sword worthy of a Marshal of France." Nevertheless it was from the body of a young sous-officer that I took this sword."He shook his head in wonder. "It is amazing that such a lowly rank should carry such a treasure." He raised the sword and gazed in fascination at the scrolls and whirls of the patterned blade. "In my opinion this sword was made in Persia, rather than Syria, and is at least a hundred years old. We in Europe have no idea how they manufactured such.