.." Carl started to ask, confused - only to break offwhen his gut gave an odd little rumble, suddenly accompanied by a low,insistent pressure, like a ...ad case of gas."Oh, I think you'll find just 'bout everybody knows ev'body else inAnytown." Earl said, easily. "What, with us bein' such a close-knittown, and all." I... don't feel right..." Carl said, stomach churning. Slipping a handinto his unbuttoned jacket, he put it comfortingly against hisstomach......and then gasped and yanked open his. I've got to dash." Thanks for talking, Dylan," Justin said as I pulled on my shirt. "I hope your date lets you go all the way." I hope so too," I agreed as I dashed for the door. I turned and grabbed my overnight bag. I almost forgot it. I called out a quick good bye and I-love-you to my parents as I dashed out the front door. I called Amy and warned her I was running late before I hopped in my, well, my dad's Jeep. He let me use it most days.Mike and I had been friends for over ten years.. ”“How fortunate for you, Captain. Now, during the proceedings, I shall translate His Majesty’s words for you and vice versa. Kindly keep your responses simple, for my Italian is certainly not the best. Have either of you been to court?”Hastings nodded. “I attended a levée in ‘08 and was introduced to the King.”Thomas shook his head. “I have seen little shore leave since I joined Captain Benning’s Wolverine sloop in ‘06, Milord.”“Well, the Savoian court is nothing like St. James or the old. The guy and I just looked at each other and raised our eyebrows! We saw him a couple more times walking around and he would just look at Dianne and smile. We saw him in the pool later that week , I was laying out and Dianne went to the poolbar. I saw Dianne talking to the guy, I just laid back and waited for my wife. Dianne came back and I asked her what took so long. She then told me whar happened. That she went to the poolbar, she was standing waiting to order a drink and our old guy.