It was then we spotted some rafts crossing the river from the other side. About a dozen men were creeping up on the village. Jane became frantic "That...'s a raiding party looking for women."I grabbed the rifle and got myself set up for a little target practice. I wasn't going to have these raiders abducting the relatives of Jane.It was easy to tell who the leader was; he was standing up waving his arms about. He was directing the other men into positions along the bank of the river, ready to. The heat in the room seemed to have cooled but I felt a spark every time Ted spoke. We ate and talked for about an hour. Then Dina rose from the table. ‘Thank you for breakfast, but Stan and I have to run into the city for a while.’ Stan looked confused. ‘We do?’ She nodded firmly. ‘Yes, we do. Come along, Stan.’ She pulled the confused Stan out of the room and out of the house. I just had to laugh. Ted laughed with me. ‘She’s the sharper of the pair, I’m afraid. I’m happy she came into his. Harry made out seven slips numbered 2 to 8, each man getting to pull one from a woolly hat, he then told them in bold rugby terms, in a managerial tone; “ get stripped you ugly bunch, I am first, and you each have a 20 minute go on the job, no talking when you are in there and the lady is not only willing it`s her idea you’re here, some of you can go round twice or more if you are lucky and have the energy but don’t abuse the privilege, I know her she`s no terrace slut and this is her fantasy. She didn’t mind going over toplay, in fact she quite enjoyed having someone to playwith even if Amanda was two years year younger. As a bonus she never came away empty-handed, Amanda’sMother usually gave her a soda or an ice cream. On thisparticular day both girls were dancing around the bedroomas the CD player belted out the number one single. They laughed as their bodies gyrated to the beat of themusic, and although Amanda was only just eleven years oldshe danced around with.