Why don't you come with me, and you can show me howcute it looks on you?" Ms. Owens had smiled as she had spotted Jamesplucking out the uniform she h...ad placed in the lost and found for him.She smiled to herself as she had spotted the look of excitement as hefound it, followed by the fear as he was caught, to be replaced by a lookof confusion.James was scared as well. He thought the hallway had been clear, butthere was Ms. Owens standing behind him, and now inviting him to heroffice, to put on. Perched on a small hill overlooking the market town, the Castle Mount Hotel had seen better days: jaded but not yet decrepit. I parked up and headed for Reception. The desultory remains of wedding confetti mingled with the shingle on the drive. Above the entrance was proudly displayed four motoring club stars, but as the sign was enamel and chipped, I guessed it was probably pre-war!The hotel’s entrance lobby was lined with dark-stained mahogany panelling and faded velvet drapes. Pride of place. I drove home carefully; this was not a time to be stopped. Luckily the police were probably in their usual Saturday night places closer to the bars to pick up the drunk drivers before they got very far.I slept until ten the next morning. Then I showered, dressed, and went into the garage to check on the truck. It was still locked up, and the bags were all safe. I went back into the kitchen and put on the coffee machine. The noise and the aroma brought Nat out of his bedroom.“Dad, I heard you. Matt’s answer confused her.Matt answered, “I forget sometimes you are new to Dominion and haven’t been here long enough to internalize the gender ratio enough to fully understand all of the consequences. The ratio of men to women is low enough that even with polygamy being the norm, the number of women who want male companionship and can’t get it is almost as large as the total number of men on the planet.”“Think about this.” Matt said. “He’s in his shop with a dozen or so female customers.