"You seem very well-informed on the subject," said Helmut, looking at mecuriously."I read a lot, remember?" I said. "I think I must have read about it... inone of the scientific journals you receive here." Hmmm," he replied. "I don't remember such an article. What with my otherresponsibilities I've fallen behind in my reading. I should rectifythat." Yes you should, my darling."But hopefully not any time soon.As winter receded and the snows began to melt, Allied advances increasedtheir pace.. .And yes I still would of done that if she looked, bless her heart,like a "sea donkey"..But I also knew it was gonna be the proper way to check her out without being to creepy..Anyway she says go ahead cause I'm gonna be a minute I'm buying scratch offs..as she kinda steps up beside me to look at the selection under the glass on the counter..I open my wallet a quarter falls out and I set my wallet down open on the counter..I quickly snag my quarter pay and turn tell her good luck and start. I left the bathroom and I went home to change clothes. When I got home I noticed there was nobody home and thank god the house was empty cause I didn't want to explain to mom how I became a girl. I went to my room and put on clothing that fit my new physique and then I went out for the night.Somehow I managed to stay out all night and I returned home about 5 in the morning to feel that tingly feeling return and in about 30 minutes I was back to myself again, knowing that I would be changing. "Ah, yes," he said, as if awaking from a dream. "Give it to me."The captain gave him a loaded carbine; the traveller slowly raised it, and fired in the air. Ten minutes afterwards, the sails were furled, and they cast anchor about a hundred fathoms from the little harbor. The gig was already lowered, and in it were four oarsmen and a coxswain. The traveller descended, and instead of sitting down at the stern of the boat, which had been decorated with a blue carpet for his accommodation, stood.