Jed disappeared into what seemed to be the small office section of the building. A few minutes later, a second man came through the inside door."I'll ...take that," he said, reaching for the envelope.Instead I handed him my dollar store clipboard. "Sign on the line with the X please." I was very insistent. Once he signed, I handed over the stack of papers. "So what are you guys going to make here?" I asked."It's not ready to discuss yet," he said flatly. Obviously he had his mind made up, so I. Out of the generosity of her love for you — and for me — Elfi would encourage us until it was too late. Our relationship would blossom into something else. And then what of you, Théo? What of Elfi? What of your love? Lacking what I desire with any other source, I might find it and take it from you, all the while knowing that doing so would destroy any hope for what, or who, you really want.”“For I’m desperate, Théo. I crave sex, perhaps more than is typical or even healthy, but it doesn’t. I watch as he walks boldly up to Nina Gallagher.‘Please let us out now. I need to take Violette up to her room. She’s tired and I need to take care of her.’Nina surveyed him for a moment and then nodded briskly. Finn dipped his head in thanks and then walked back to me, and before I could say anything he had scooped me up in his arms and was carrying me out of the room. Finn was as good as his word and even carried me up the stairs; in fact, he didn’t put me down once until we were in our room,. He was a good man, but had no idea and no inclination. Anyway, I’ve taken up far too much of your time and drunk all your Martini, so I’ll leave you to it.” And with that, Dorothy whisked herself out of the situation and retired to the safety of her home. So, she had witnessed an occurrence that, my subsequent research told me, was not unusual in such a country at such a time. With the men scarce and likely to be at it with someone other than their wife even when they were at home, the women.