“Miss Tali, right?” he asked, politely, his voice all kind and gentle.“Uhh…” she replied, she didn’t think she’d ever been addressed as ... ‘Miss’ and his courteousness caught her off guard, a warm welcome was a far cry from the boot she had been expecting. “...Yes?”He nodded knowingly and beckoned gently with a hand, “Miss Julia told me to expect you, please, I’ll escort you up to her suite.”Tali glanced around, and the doorman noted she looked like a Gazelle sensing a lion, even the slightest. "I had already agreed of going there in the nude to some other guys from the resort a few days ago." WHAT!" he said very surprised. "So you mean to tell me that if we hadn't agreed to the bet that you would have been naked anyway?" That's correct," I said laughing. "But I think that the outcome for me and Loesje is much better this way."Both boys laughed and then Jan said, "Shit, I had heard something about a girl going naked to that party this evening, but I never thought it was you. You sure. We had a little more to discuss."Mom, how many people are invited to the wedding?" We're at a little over seventeen hundred, but I don't think there will be more than another hundred to add." Really. Only eighteen hundred guests. Aren't we going to feel lonely?" Where did you learn that sarcasm, young lady?" In my defense," said Jeff, "she had the full complement of sarcasm when I met her."We were both startled. I knew Jeff was still there. It just hadn't occurred to me he would participate in. Meanwhile, Hippolyte sent the men to gather up the slaves driving the wagons and bring them to her. She took personal charge of the fence. When the men returned, the fence was stripped and tied in a standing position between two trees. The slaves were told to stand quietly while Hippolyte questioned the fence. However, they were allowed to watch the questioning. He was not a popular owner.The first thing Hippolyte asked was where she could find the money. That took a couple of painful tries.