"Cocles went away perfectly happy, for this eulogium of M. Morrel, himself the pearl of the honest men of Marseilles, flattered him more than a presen...t of fifty crowns. But since the end of the month M. Morrel had passed many an anxious hour. In order to meet the payments then due; he had collected all his resources, and, fearing lest the report of his distress should get bruited abroad at Marseilles when he was known to be reduced to such an extremity, he went to the Beaucaire fair to sell his. That's what we were talking about," I coveredup. "We can still have breakfast and go for our manicures."I went over and told the hostess it would just be the two of us. Shehad a table for two open and seated us. Jamie got a placemat and asmall box of crayons to color with while we were waiting. The waitresscame over and I ordered the number two breakfast for me, two eggs, anEnglish muffin, juice and tea, and the strawberry Belgian waffle forJamie with a glass of milk.Jamie was full after. .. no, really a lot of somethings that I want to talk to you about.”Hulda laughed. “Yeah. Ya had your first class today?”“I’ll get to that. I was uncomfortable watching you with Uri yesterday.”“Uri? Oh, your adventurer friend?”“I guess he’s a friend. Yeah, that’s the one though.”Hulda rolled to cuddle against Ariel. “Why ya uncomfortable?”“Some of it is cause I know you. But I know you’re a whore and I’m gonna need to deal with that. But mostly it’s that he was drooling over you like you were a. I imagined several onlookers were already reaching for their binoculars or fiddling around trying to find zoom on their mobiles.He held up his hands. "I'd rather just admire the view," he grinned as I splashed and paddled around bare footed in the shallows."Oh, you!" I gasped, finally managing to cover my modesty as I ran up the sand to stand there with one hand pressing down my skirt and the other holding on to my floppy white hat. Our eyes met and that easy loving warmth passed between us..