She looked at the little silver-and-gold Citizen on her wrist, and realized it was already past a reasonable hour for getting up. She had made a mista...ke; she should have gone straight back there last night, and told Josh she was giving him a second chance. But she didn’t. She got off the chair, and walked over to the bed and shook Baruch gently.“I’m awake, Mimi,” Baruch said, “Are you ready to go back to their place and start over?”“Already yuh vere avake?” Miriam replied, “Ready I am tuh start. The Indians reported that the original maps had neglected to take into consideration a possible shortcut through a pesky hill that was a fairly stable alternate route. They showed me a narrow ravine that could be widened without too much difficulty and the track would remain relatively level across the valley in question without any need to span the shifting ground depression.The bad news was that we would likely lose our already in-place rails and railroad ties now too compromised to salvage.. She was a bit surprised that I was encouraging Amanda to explore. Most of the Americans she'd met on previous cruises seemed a bit more uptight and reserved.Amanda assured her we were a bit more liberal and open than other people and that if the opportunity presented itself she was sure I would join them in bed. But, this was something she was exploring and that I wouldn't participate.She told me Monique grinned and that she also let out a ‘Hmmm’ after Amanda told her. Amanda gave her the name. She made a point of looking around—all the other passengers in the business class cabin were asleep, and the flight attendants had pulled the curtain, making it very dark. She looked back at him, and he could see the wicked glint in her eye.She lifted her blanket to show that she'd unbuttoned her blouse and had undone her bra—the lacy one he'd picked up for her the last time he was in London—and what had actually provoked this trip ... She wanted to go shopping, and hit all the shops that.