Then it was back to `drudring' in the kitchen. I pulled the steaks out andseasoned them. The grill was hot when I went back, so I used a wire brus...hon the cooking surface and then put the steaks on. For the next few minutesI divided my time between the grill, the salad, and checking the oven tosee if the baked potatoes were ready.Everything came together at the right time, no small accomplishmentconsidering my limited ablity in the kitchen (I hate to cook) and I called Jim asI ferried. " (She had already spent quite a lot of her two million pounds - amazing how fast it goes!)There was another letter waiting for her and she recognised the writing with a stab of pain in her heart. It was from Douglass, from whom she had not heard since arriving back from that rather disastrous holiday."My Ever More Darling Veronica,"I have to go to the States for a few months on important business. I shall already be on my way there when you get this letter. When I return, perhaps we can get. John stood by the piano and his hands were in his pockets. He was rather mindful of his hands. He didn’t want them to touch Concertina’s piano. That piano was her ‘baby.’ Concertina mouthed the words, ‘I love you.’ John smiled and he held the smile for as long as he could. He was relieved when Concertina finally looked away. John hated it when she bought love into the equation. Concertina smiled. She took a breath and she clapped her hands. She rang the bell and then all the roundtable. A manly shaft cannot shock us.It is merely a part of your disguise, milady. Beneath your rather handsomecountenance beats the heart of a woman. Soon, you'll be one of us, with amaidenhead - and a maiden's modesty we hope." They all giggled at that. I wasdressed in a silken gown that seemed like it was made from spider webs, solight and soft was it. The sheets were soft and sweet-smelling, the bedplush. In spite of my fears, I fell into a deep, restful sleep.A week later I was much changed..