I now knew so many ofthe people who were there. "Call me John" made another attempt atseduction, but I think he knew it was doomed before he started. ...t was agreat opportunity to get up to date with the gossip. The arrest of thedevil?s vicar was still the main topic of conversation. There was muchspeculation about how he had been caught, but, thankfully, not one personconnected me with the arrest.One new strand in the gossip was a series of hints that there was whatsounded like a blackmail. "They went through every outfit Ellen owned. It seemed that George waslarger on top and around the hips then pre-pregnancy Ellen. A fact Ellenfound amusing, until she pointed out to George that he also had a smallerwaist.After George vetoed one of Ellen's maternity dresses, they finally foundan old gray sweat suit of Ellen's that George could get into. Despite itspink piping, it was androgynous enough to let George leave the house withhis pride intact.@ @ @ @Ellen and George with the baby in. .. except mine. Mine had a strange looking catch or something in the middle of my back.“Charlene’s team will be pulling me,” Ms. Delia said. “Charlotte’s team will be pulling Ms. Pearson.”The ranch hands directed the girls into the strange traces attached to the sled. There were three poles, which attached by chains to the front of the sled. My girls were directed between the poles and attached to them with short chains. The center pole stuck out slightly in front of the others. The strange. The crossing from Oostende took about5 hours and I'd had quite a few glasses of wine by the time we got toDover in the late evening. We went back down to the truck and as I washaving a bit of difficulty climbing back up into the cab he picked me upby the waist and lifted me in, I was certain I felt him touch my arse ashe lowered me down into the seat. and I swooned in my seat. The doorsopened and the big juggernaut roared back to life and we made our wayinto the port of Dover. He then went over.