."No. On second thoughts, we'd better get on ourway", she continued. The doggy will probably want to chew that stick to piecesafter it has hurt her. T...row it away when she is not looking, so she won'ttry to chase after it." Miss Pringle ordered. ………….. The rest of our journey took but a short while we being but a short time anda short distance from our arrival at a surprisingly large almost mansion-sizedhouse, the home of Miss Pringle whom, I realised, must be very wealthyin her own right, as. Two minutes later, I strolled into the bar in jeans and a leather jacket trying to look as cool as I knew how. It took two seconds to see Carol, sitting at a table, legs crossed so that her anklet was in plain view. I kept my eyes on the bar and because I'd changed I don't think she recognised me right away. I got to the bar, ordered my favourite Wild Turkey and slowly turned, leaning on the bar, taking in the scene.I watched a guy stroll over to Carol's table. It took all the nerve I had to. "Annette's eyes shone with happiness. "Thank you," she whispered. "I was terrified of losing you and just as terrified of having to let you do things to me just to keep you."Harry grinned. "I can't deny that there have been times when I've wanted to hug you, like a few minutes ago, but somehow the warning bells rang and I didn't. Perhaps that's an indication of just how close we are. We can read each other."Annette nodded. She did not trust her voice."However," Harry went on. "The restrictions. Also as usual, Katie’s showmanship and obvious hypnotic ability brought a surge of interest in the group sessions in which she addressed passenger problems and habits – smoking, weight loss, fear of public speaking, etc. In addition, there were always passengers who had personal or confidential problems which necessitated private meetings. People normally don’t take a cruise as a self-improvement program, but a surprising number of passengers suddenly realize, or hope, that a little hypnosis.