." Harlan contemplated momentarily and then said, "I suppose I could introduce questions concerning other infidelities. I would have to prepare your w...ife by going over all the questions to be asked before hand, as well as the normal control questions and asking about her medical history and such, and then explaining definitions of all terms to be used during the test. This could be a lengthy preparation I'm afraid considering I'd be asking not only about normal intercourse but, anal penetration. It would be all legaland stuff, proper lawyers and papers and stuff.?He remained silent and I debated as to whether I should try and explainfurther. Then he nodded towards the kettle.?You?d better make another pot of tea.?I sighed with relief. ?At least he hadn?t given me an outright refusal.?Once the tea was made we sat beside each other on the sofa and I laidout my plans. He listened then pulled a wry thoughtful smile.?So you want to mortgage the old pile???Oh not for a huge sum Uncle, just. That is where the final blessing would be bestowed by the university and I would be granted my Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. Morgan was dressed professionally for the meeting and looked like a knockout. I went back to my room and discarded my torn jeans and t-shirt. She never said anything to me about what I wore, but I didn’t want to embarrass her. I didn’t put on my suit and tie, but I found a pair of neatly pressed blue jeans in my closet that I’d never seen before. They were hanging next to. ’ Thornbow slowly turned the pages in the folder, moistening his the tip of his index finger as he did so to facilitate the action. He did not answer until he had completed the dossier. As he closed the folder he deigned to answer. ‘Agreed, but you must leave the artifact with me.’ Takuya opened his attaché case and removed a small chamois bag with a drawstring at the top and handed it across the desk to Lord Thornbow, who opened it and removed a piece of mineral greatly resembling obsidian,.