I suppose basically though it had been soirrevocably ruined during the war that there was nothing worthsaving. Nobody could rebuild the original. And ...then about 6 yearsago when the MoD could no longer find a half convincing reason tohang on to it, the Venumar Foundation took it on a long lease. Theygot it for a song, all 1,200 acres of it. So cheap in fact that thetabloids tried to make a scandal over it, but the Great BritishPublic's attention was at the time focussed on another causec?l?bre. Jim held the flowers in his hand and opened the locket to look at the photo again. He felt comfortable here; his little talks with Sally always left him feeling better. But today the emotions were somehow different. There was a strange feeling surrounding him, sad but yet happy, almost like this wasn't his place anymore.Suddenly from out of nowhere, Jim was surrounded by thousands of colorful butterflies, flapping their wings in a frenzy of activity. Jim couldn't help but smile.Then almost in. “I don’t mean that to be demanding or restricting or pressuring in any way. You’re young and I would understand if you discovered new things and met new people and found someone you wanted to spend your life with. That’s what growing up is meant to do, prepare you for making those decisions and give you the confidence to go off on your own. I’m rambling, aren’t I?”“Maybe, but I like it. It’s important for me to know how you feel.”He took her face in his hands and kissed her on the lips, then. " Were they all topless?" Most of them." Like ... uh ... how old were they?" The women you mean?" Uh huh ... the teenage girls ... girls my age ... were they topless too?" Yeah, in fact it was mostly older women that weren't topless. I would guess that any teenage girl that had anything at all to show off was topless." Were you with anybody?" Just Daddy." Your father? ... he was with you?" Sure, he took me there." Your father? ... and he didn't care that you were topless?" Well, he might have.