I dare say, based on what he has told me, that the Admiralty will ask for reimbursement of the last three months’ pay, on the grounds that he had al...eady died without properly notifying them.’ Sir Edward stifled a smile. Geoffrey Stanhope had indeed married well. ‘Madam,’ he said with a slight bow of his head, ‘I have deposited a sufficient sum with one of your local attorneys to keep her in your service for the next year. If after that you no longer wish to retain her yourself, you have but to. “I wish we had a camera,” said Jennifer, “to get a shot of that look on your face.”“A priceless shot, for sure” said Jill.“Camera . . .” I mumbled. My brain had locked up. I kept looking at one then the other, overwhelmed by the vision. My brain lurched into activity. I clawed at my pocket to fumble my phone out.“Can you both pose for me again, just like before?” I blurted out.Jill laughed again and led Jennifer back a few steps.“Wait a sec.” said JillJill rummaged in her purse for a. Before it was over, Jimmy and I had wound up shooting a total of 11 men before they could shoot or knife us. I really didn't want to leave the mayor in the lurch, so I did tell him our decision to leave when spring came. He wasn't happy about it, but he could see our point of view. At least, he now had the notice to start hunting some other fool to take this god-awful job!The mayor still hadn't found our replacements when spring came, but we left, even when he offered to raise my pay to $100. Deborah once again tried to enter into the living room, but this still proved to be an impossible task as her head was now pounding, her own heart rhythm was ringing in her ears as her blood raced around her body; keeping its beat with Danny’s own masterly movement of his hand, still effortlessly grasping onto his brutish python, whilst bending, squirming, squeezing the foot long creature at the same time trying its utmost to constrict and asphyxiate its master.Deborah regained control of her.