I was a serving girl working in a tavern near the water front. One evening this tall handsome man comes into the tavern, sits at one of my tables and ...orders dinner and a pint of ale. I served him his dinner and over a second pint of ale he asks me what my name was. I told him my name was Imelda.’‘I’m pleased to make your acquaintance Imelda. I’m sure I’ll be seeing you again.’‘He came in every night for the next couple of weeks. He was always friendly and polite. I was more than a little. His skin was mocha-coloured, his head covered in dark, soft curls. He wasn’t classically handsome, but his cheekbones and full lips fascinated me. That night, our floor gathered in the kitchen for a drinking session. I only had a couple of drinks, but it doesn’t take much to get me drunk. Will and I ended up sitting next to each other, his hand on my knee under the table as we drank and smoked, and it wasn’t long before I was resting my head on his shoulder. As the night went on, Will got his. "David walked away without replying, and Zubeydeh was hustled in to the harem itself by the Chief Eunuch and led away to be held ready for her Master's use.'If he ever calls for me, ' she thought.The Chief Eunuch broke the news that Maryam was not pregnant and was relieved that David did not blame him for this occurrence."When will she be fertile again?" asked David, as though discussing a favourite mare."In twelve days' time, Master. I recommend filling her daily then for five days," said the. . or the day after. In fact, we didn’t go for a fortnight, the weather turned on us and we were rained in. Mostly, the Mustang took Abby out to the uni and Myndee off to the shops. I stayed home and guarded the Defender ... all that gold.Mr. Burt, the landowner, called and thanked me for the information about the sale; he bought two. His girls asked after me but that stopped when school started and the boys flocked. Farm girls ... blooming, busty, beautiful ... they’re supposed to look like.