If I had succeeded in raping her daughter she said my death would have been slow and excruciatingly painful but since I was stopped in time she felt I...should enjoy some of the joys and tribulations of womanhood for a while."The phrase 'for a while' gave me a little hope and I asked her what that meant. She said if I found someone more worthy I might change places with him. I didn't know what that meant but before I could ask her she disappeared and I was alone. I walked back to my car, drove it. She stood up and moved to the corner retrieving one of the implements. Standing in front of the window, silhouetted against the light, I looked at her. Legs apart, bending the cane in her hands and…did I see that? Did she just wet her lips? Did I see her tongue? Once again more blood surged through me. I was only 16 but was not short of sexual encounters, when you are the school bad boy it was not hard to get the right kind of girl. I recognise a sexual signal when I see one. But I must have. "Sir, I need some Tylenol, could you point me to a pharmacy?" I asked."Ah the Chemist is a block north on this same street. It's a short walk, but you don't seem to be up to it," he suggested."I'll manage, thank you for the information," I left with a pretty severe limp, but under my own power. I knew that it might take me a while, but I was determined to make it on my own. The others would be down for dinner soon, so if they asked the desk man, he would surely tell them where to find me.Before. "Thanks for sharing" she told them, "I'm sure the Queen will be delighted to know that her subjects are so hospitablel".She then left them, somewhat bemused but clearly satisfied, donned her dress without drying herself, and left, followed by me. Allan stayed until the boys dried, dressed and left, and then he locked up, and joined Diane and me in the car. Allan gave us a rundown on the conversation that had taken place after Diane left. The full relevance of what they had experienced had sunk.