He surveyed his domain standing ramrod straight beside his Corporal watching his sentries' attempting to turn chaos into order as newly minted Ensigns..., apprentices (he swore they got younger each year and most of them should still have been in short pants and dresses) and civilians fresh from colleges physically struggled in and against the tide of the civilian garbed naval personnel and hordes of tradesmen and labourers going to work in the grounds behind his guard house.The 'newbies' were all. I’m surely not as quiet as Lobo, but I must have learned to walk a little quieter, because I’m walking up on more small animals than I was when I was first dumped here.A few minutes after giving a short whistle, Lobo ghosted out of the brambles ahead of him. Squatting a little, Morales held a canteen between his knees and poured water into his cupped hands. “Thirsty, Boy?” he asked.The wolf lapped three double handfuls, then sat to watch Morales take a few sips. Glancing at the sun, he decided. Phillips."I'll only be a few minutes getting your account setup, and will bring you your deposit book. Then we can go to the back and get your safe deposit box setup," he assured us with a smile. While he was gone, Owen pulled two more ten dollar bills from the bottom of the satchel."It appears that things may be more expensive here than they appear," he told me in a voice full of disgust.The safe deposit boxes were in the vault in the back part of the bank. There were certainly more of them. ’ Mikey heard his mother follow his father out the back door, then the car engine starting. When the noise of the car had faded down the street, he sighed and began pulling on his costume. He was putting on his shoes when there was a knock at the door. ‘I’ll get it!’ His sister came running down the stairs in a blouse and short skirt. She threw open the door and squealed as her boyfriend swept in and lifted her into an embrace. He kissed her then, lowering her to the floor and grabbing her.
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