The next two days were taken up with routine Scouting classes; first aid, hiking, carving, fire safety, trail marking and bow and arrow shooting. Sall... was beginning to enjoy herself although the rigors of the outdoors were even more unpleasant than she had initially expected. The main problem for Sally was the loss of physical comforts, the scouts showers were 'gang' showers where the boys crowded into one tent to get washed up and the toilets were non-existent, as the scouts expected to dig. 'Sixteen, seventeen or so," she said, head down, and perhaps adding a year or more. She shuffled her feet in the dirt.I pulled my shirt on, thanked Arabella and sat beside the girl, feeling her tremble, her lower lip shaking."I could go north with you and George," she said, "up to fight Arnold and them. Wouldn't nobody have to know if you didn't tell 'em." Don' think that's a good idea. There's a dozen men in Cap'n Foster's company, and ain't none of them been around a woman for some time.. .It wasn't possible to avoid Matt Michaels completely. He was a 'star' -to the extent any male performer could be in a market driven by theattraction of beautiful women to the mostly-male customer base - and myjob required me to be nice to him, just as I was to the other 'talent'.He continued to be as smug, self-absorbed and cocksure as ever. "Beingnice" did not mean I had to have sex with him. I continued to rebuff hisadvances and went out of my way to ensure we were never alone together.. They’d meet at his place, in cheap motels and in the parking garage at Jill’s work. Sarah even provided cover unbeknownst to me on many occasions for the pair. My wife continued on with the story and this is where my curiosity for details with Jill and Marc’s affair turned to suspicion. My wife went on to tell me that Marc liked her and had even been making advances behind Jill’s back. He even told Sarah that he had a couple of friends that were also interested in hooking up with a hot white.