" Please don't tell Vicky," I said. "Kat said she would be really mad if she found out." You told Kat about bluffing Vicky?" asked Mary."Well, after V...cky told everybody what she had, Kat ask me what I had, so I told her," I replied."I expect Kat will tell Vicky about it tomorrow," Mary said."I asked her not to," I said."Well, they're roommates," said Mary. "Even if Kat swore on a stack of bibles not to tell Vicky, I would bet she does anyway." This was another aspect of the female of the. "Oh well, I suppose you'll remember next time. I like to find you on the bed, fastened down, but I suppose I'll have to do it myself," he grumbled.Taking four sets of handcuffs from the dressing table, he quickly clipped her ankles and wrists to the four corners of the brass bedstead, taking care not to touch her flesh at all, so that she was spread-eagled face up, quite unable to prevent any liberties he might wish to take with her body. As he did so he explained that she could do this herself. I promise we will tell you everything. Come find me in the galley. And, Anders?" He nodded. "You can close the door. Lock it, even, if you like."He actually grinned, and I left the room smiling.When Anders found me, Leli and I were up to our elbows in food. The boat was amazingly well-stocked, and while apparently there was no cook, that gave us free rein in the kitchen. I made a salad, with actual fresh vegetables, and there were potatoes and salted beef. Leli made some sort of meatloaf thing,. " I finally got in touch with Terry, Honey. He's swamped with work and it's going to be a couple of weeks more before he will have something to show me. I asked him what the hold-up was and he said it was the copy to go with the graphics. He admitted it wasn't his strength and it takes him several tries to get something the customer is happy with." Huh. Just the copy?" Yes," she said, then looked at me closely. "Are you thinking what I'm thinking?" Well, I don't read minds," I grinned, "but.