”India deftly buttoned her top and followed the receptionist out of the room as Simon watched, helpless and perplexed.*His helplessness only increas...d. The next morning, he saw Kennedy cross the road to approach India on her way to work. They shook hands as though meeting for the first time. They laughed. Simon didn’t laugh. He glowered. A sense of ominous unease settled in his stomach and refused to move.The next day he saw them walking down the road at lunch, talking animatedly. Later that. He grabbed the lavender brush and wrote Mandy on the back. "You look as pretty as a princess and a princess should have a royal color so lavender it is," he said in his rough voice with finality. He handed the brush back to Mandy and asked, "The color combs goes with the same color brushes. Do either of you have any questions?"Both girls were looking at him with wide, startled eyes. They shook their heads no mutely. They weren't looking at his face. They were looking about half way down his. I all ways wanted to go to the bridge and dive in, but momma always said 'NO'. One weekend Momma and Daddy went away and left us in the care of Mike, I had started High School and oft times stayed for after school activities. This night I got home and went to the bath to bathe and get ready for bed. I made my way down the hall to my room and eased into bed, I was in twilight sleep, when the door to my room opened and closed. Thinking nothing of it I drifted off, I awoke with something warm,. Clean linen on the bunks. Usually we recommend sleeping bags, but we have duvets and provide linen at a slight surcharge. We’ve swilled down the deck, and we’ve helped our caterers, Sheila and Deirdre, get provisions below. They’re happy, because they’ve got the fo’c’sle all to themselves for this trip – they like working with a husband-and-wife team.At length, there’s nothing more to do; we’re squared away. Coffee is brewed and we’re sitting in the saloon sipping. Then it’s time to move,.