. not with knowing what he intended to do tomorrow, so he'd suggested the nightcap, certain she would refuse, and now he wanted to be sure she was sle...ping when he joined her in bed.Truly, he felt like a cad, but damnit, he doubted that he could endure a session of her amateur sexual calisthenics tonight, which was no reflection at all of his feeling for her; he loved her; there wasn't the slightest doubt in his mind about that... but he needed a woman, a warm-blooded, capable woman who knew. Each one was made ofbamboo and had been meticulously packed with Japanese delicacies that Ihad learned to prepare. For bento, presentation is as important as thetaste of the food and I spent hours learning to cut, fold, tie, andarrange each meal. My hands shook as I finished packing the last of theitems in the basket. The last time I had been dragged out with thisbasket I had to walk around the park, the basket in the crook of my leftarm, and my governess tightly holding my right hand. From two different people, at that." Idiots! Also, I've noticed that Jane has become more sluggish since her accident. I really think there's something wrong with her."Jill and Andrea returned to the whale tank. Andrea called Jane over while Jill stuck another swab into Jane's blowhole."There's still plenty of blood in there," Jill said. Jill took the swab back to her office and Andrea returned to her work.The following day Jill returned to Andrea's office."Andrea!" Oh, Hi Jill! Did you get. "Yes," she said. "This is the island of Pelos. This is the temple that Odussos, my last master, had me build here." She smiled again. "He had me place an enchantment on the island, to make it a paradise - and impossible to find." "It's still working," I said. Then I got up - but as I rose, I knocked the ancient jar from the block. I tried to catch it, but it fell to the marble floor where it bounced and rang like steel. "Don't worry. It is very hard to break," she said sadly. I put the jar back.