So a satellite using an electronic challenge can be fairly sure that a ship responding is not Sa’arm,” I said.“Captain,” Ensign Munfree said. ...��I have received a message for you and the helm.”“Put it on the overhead,” I said.A moment later we could hear a voice boom out over the speakers. “Unknown ship. You are instructed to hold position until the satellite challenge is completed. If it sends you a green signal you can then turn sixty-five degrees to port and to approach at no more than. You know?”I nodded. What was I supposed to say? Like I knew anything about arranging long-distance telephone conferences.“So, anyway. I won’t disturb you. You...” She waved her hand at me dismissively again. “You know, carry on or whatever.”I must have continued to stare at her for the next five minutes as she read through the script. I’m sure she noticed. I’m sure she minded. But she didn’t say anything. She ignored me.“If you don’t mind me asking,” I said, “What are you doing in Westmouth?”“I. "He smiled warmly at her. "I know. A lady's boudoir is a private place."She could not help herself but laughed. "Pompous barrister."Andrew was cheered. Perhaps her earlier reserve and coolness were reaction.The clothes collection went without a hitch: three sets of everything with Katrina specifying the outer garments and Andrew looking for wide sleeved blouses. Jersey sleeves would stretch and should regain their shape when washed and ironed.Andrew had hardly got home when the telephone rang.. “If only to stand in solidarity with my nameless, much elder sister.”“I see,” he said. “So no liniment for you, then. I’ll need to save it for the crone, when she shows up and has to help me be a rancher, in exchange for my sexual favors.”“Hah,” I said. “I’ve been helping you be a rancher for months, and the only thing I got out of it was a body I’d like to take a vacation from for two weeks.”“You can go on vacation anytime you like,” he said, “but your body has to stay here. It is the oil that.