As youwish. Please count it." She held out a heavy bagof coins. "Is there anything else? I must attend tomy late husband's other obligations. M...y shipleaves the day after tomorrow, early, and I suspect Imay not return to America. If you wish to continueto do business with our firm, I can send the nameof our new representative, when he is known." He put the money back on the table and said,"When I came here, I had in mind to suggest abusiness proposition to your husband, but I willmake. She is accosted below deck on a night when the sails are becalmed and the Captain is under the weather with some sort of bug from rancid bacon thought safe enough to adorn the Captain's table. Sophia never ate bacon or sausage so she was not affected at all. She kept her mouth silent when the two men used her body as a soft pillow for their loins leaving sticky white stains on her trousers and her blouse. They never said a word to her and she knew her shame had to be kept secret so not to cause. . I mean yes… I mean well of course but…’ stumbled the man. ‘Come on,’ urged Stacey, ‘You’ve got to do better than that if you want to win the girl.’ She shot him a wicked smile. ‘Well obviously you look stunning,’ blurted the man. ‘I just don’t know how a guy like me can talk to a girl… like you.’ Stacey was moved by this compliment and decided she felt like getting a naughty. Eyeing how the man’s tight t-shirt was fighting to contain the bulging muscular frame of its owner, she decided to. I do love you so. When can I see you?"She said, still without any warmth or feeling in her voice, "I don't know. This damn test is taking all my time right now; maybe when it's done." OK, get some sleep now, and I'll wait to hear from you this weekend. Good night, dear one!"She just said, "Good night." Then she hung up.I was crushed! I had so been looking forward to hearing the Sandy I remembered and loved; warm, happy, caring. Tonight she was just impersonal, abrupt, and almost indifferent..