Finally, one of Reg’s friends said, “Why don’t you live on a boat mon? A lot of us do.” Now THAT was intriguing.Keep in mind that I had never ...een on a boat in my life. But the concept of a house that was separated from land and that I could move if I didn’t like the neighborhood was offbeat enough that it was very appealing.I said, “Do you know if there are any that I could look at?” The guy who had brought it up said, “Certainly mon, there’s one over at Browns Marina that you probably can’t. At thatmoment i was completely the girl who wrote that letter and as i feltmyself walking over to this man as elegantly and feminine as i couldmaster, i was olmost in a delicious trance. I felt like a virgin brideabout to meet her strong handsome groom at the altar and when i finallystood in front off him and looked up at his loving face i felt a shivergoing through my body......From that moment on everything happened almostautomatically. My hands rested on his big strong chest and i stood. Since I wasn’t really sure what it could do to me magically, I didn’t really want to do that. I still remembered what I had felt, even from a distance, when the beast had attacked Ivar.Suddenly the whole feeling had changed. While the magic had previously been almost like a beacon or bonfire if you only dared to look at it, now there was only a dim glow, like a curtain had been lowered between me and the beast. I stopped, since keeping the correct direction in a snowstorm was almost impossible.. Even Ali, who had hastened to obey the Count's summons, went forth from his master's presence in charmed amazement at the unusual animation and pleasure depicted on features ordinarily so stern and cold; while, as though dreading to put to flight the agreeable ideas hovering over his patron's meditations, whatever they were, the faithful Nubian walked on tiptoe towards the door, holding his breath, lest its faintest sound should dissipate his master's happy reverie.It was noon, and Monte Cristo.