.. )A lapping sound of water round the hull told me the tide was making – Eirene would be afloat in an hour or so. I decided on the spot to make a m...ve. Charlie was happy for me to use the scrubbing posts, so I laid out warps and as she lifted on the tide warped her out into deeper water and moved her round to the river, made fast to the scrubbing posts and bent on first the mainsail, then the furling staysail and the mizzen while I waited for the tide to go out again.I felt her settle to the. Shrugging my shoulders I left him where he was while I went on about my usual household chores.Nothing was to go right that morning, when I switched on the vacuum cleaner the damned thing made a grinding noise and died, nothing I could do would make it work so I shoved it back in the cupboard and set to with a duster. At this point Sean wandered out of the kitchen, his pyjamas dragging around his feet, his hair a mess and his eyes still half closed. I smiled at the sight of him and opened my. I hope when all is said and done we will still be friends."Hoot looked at Hakath for a moment and said, "Well, it appears that we have an unpleasant task of some kind, and if that is the case, it is best to meet it and get it over with, is it not?"Hakath's head perked up, his eyes wide, and said, "I didn't say it was unpleasant, far from it I'm afraid. Be that as it may, I've been instructed that I am the designated presenter for you since you have no other to represent you."Hoot looked at the. I have a Maserati in the garage. The people from the high-performance driving school had a client who wanted the Lotus Exige they gave me to keep my skills fresh. The man had various exotic cars on the truck he brought to trade for the Lotus, but the Maserati is practical. I can go to his school and drive the exotics where I can open then up.”“Wow. Darren did that for you,” Terrance asked.“No. It was someone around here,” I said. “I don’t know who exactly.”It surprised the hell out of Terrance.