And when the othersstarted talking about this Derek character he didn't really know what tomake of that either. But so far all he was seeing was Jenny...and whatlooked like a close friend. He would admit that the two of them seemedawfully close for only being around each other for just a few weeks, butunder the circumstances that wasn't really that surprising to him when hethought about it.Jenny carried most of what they had picked up back to the dock. Georgewas still having to use a pair of. They were part retriever, fur mostly golden. What other parts were mixed in they'd discover as they aged. Mutts they definitely were, though, which was good. They were all mutts here.Alice began to whirl. Tom caught Zak's eye, the two changing the beat to match. Golden hair whipping around, her very pregnant form spun, arms outstretched, as Krissy and Lilith backed away, clapping to the beat. Krissy laughed."Go, Girl!"Tom looked on in wonder, hands slapping the drum faster.Damn, that girl could. When it came time to have a second round, I realised it must have been around eight o’clock as the sun had set and the church outside the carriages was pitch black.With our first sip of the second glass of absinthe, Buer toasted, “And they also say, after the second glass you see them as they are not.”We sipped our drinks in a maudlin silence. When I looked around the table the colour drained from my face. My friends had not changed. Was how I wished they were, not what they were?Then when I. ‘I have at last been brought, against my will mind you, to entertain the idea of marriage. I thought I would come to see what morsals England has to offer this season. I noticed that you brought in une belle cerise – how much is she?’ ‘She too is on the marriage block – offered by my brother Alexander. You have to actually wed that one to bed that one my friend. Her father places a high value on her.’ He looked over at Giselle again, watching her dance gracefully with yet another approved.