Timmy, he's a very gracious man." I nodded. "Yes he is." "You really did meet with him today?" "Yes I did." "I want to hear all about that." "You will.... Now tell me what happened next." "As soon I was inside his office Martin closed his door and pointed to these two big leather chairs that were arranged around a coffee table and suggested that we sit down." Kelly looked at me. "Martin is a very distinguished man. I was starting to get nervous again." "Yes, I can easily understand that." "Once we. We will try reducing the dosage. If you need it increased just ask," he said."Fine, now how about an assessment of the damages," I said."Well they tell me that the broken ribs are from the impact of some 9mm slugs that you took to your vest. Three of them as a matter of fact," he said."That guy must have been a better shot them me," I said."You some how got some scraped to your scalp, but they are superficial. The major damage came from a slug that went into the fleshy part of your neck. It. But I stayed away from the steam room, and went everywhere with my eyes fixed firmly on the floor. Then one day about a week later I thought of something with a start: the guy had been wearing a wedding ring. I hadn’t noticed it in the steam room or the shower, but I had noticed it when he put the scrap of paper next to my gym bag. How could I have forgotten that until now? Was I imagining it? No, I decided, I wasn’t. There was definitely a ring. This put the thing in a different light. I. I will submit to imprisonment. You will not need to tie me up in the future.’ ‘That is good,’ he said, trying to cover his amazement at her acceptance. ‘If you can get me some sail material, I will make myself some breeches, so that I may be properly clothed.’ ‘Sure, I can do that.’ The next morning several yards of indigo cloth that the pirates had appropriated from the ship Amelia was voyaging on were delivered to the captain’s cabin. After eight bells, when he returned from the second.