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turn. I regret any
hardship that my mother has encountered because of it, but she
refused to even speak to my father about my not going to school and
so has brought upon herself any hardships she must currently endure.”
    “That seems a somewhat similar
tale to mine. My father was forcing me to marry against my will. I
might ask, at some point, if similar actions can be taken on my
behalf?”
    “I would not want to anger Geoff
so I would have to decline.”
    “Yes, but Geoff has, by now,
taken his leave from my family and started his own business. Thereby
forcing my father and half-brothers to take up the reins of the
family business once again. I was thinking we might speak with Geoff,
ask him if he has any desire for revenge against father as well. If
he does, he might well be able to supply us with information as to
when my father is attempting to make or receive shipments. Would that
be a more satisfactory situation?”
    “That sounds as though it might
be ideal, should Geoff agree. First, though, we have another matter
to attend to. Since Master Gutren has set the meeting near his own
home, would you strenuously object to allowing his servants to
ransack the house and carry off anything other than jewelry or coins?
Those we shall add to our own takings.”
    “He has no wife currently and his
children have moved out. So barring any servants with loyalty to him
that goes beyond his death, the idea has merit. I assume this plan is
to muddle the path should anyone try to discover who killed him?”
    “Yes, that is the idea. After
all, the authorities who heard a servant spout tales of pirates
raiding a manor house that is not immediately beside the sea would
assume that the servants so speaking were trying to conceal their own
actions and not being truthful.”
    “I have no qualms with such acts.
I am surprised that you would ask me about this though. I would have
sooner thought that you would simply inform me that things would
occur in such a fashion.”
    “What can I say? The first plan
was yours so I thought that you should be consulted on any alteration
to it.”
    “So long as we obtain the gold
and Master Gutren does not retain his life I am satisfied. Beyond
that I will leave it to your own judgment. “
    “Then we shall loot the whole
thing. No reason to pass up the chance. I must go again now, be sure
to try the clothes on. Although I am entranced by your nakedness
every time I see it, you will need to get used to those clothes over
the next two days.”
    Ethan left the cabin to go attend to
his duties as the new captain. Roberta sat back down and sewed until
she found a good stopping point. Then she took the clothes out of the
bag and attempted to bind her breasts. It took her several tries to
successfully bind them and after that she took several more tries to
get it as comfortable as possible. Next she slid on the linen shirt,
it was obviously Ethan's since once she had it on his scent enfolded
her. The jerkin slid on easily enough and then she slid the breeches
on.
    She tried walking around the cabin and
realized that her stride was totally unsuited for this type of
clothing. She stopped and thought a bit, remembering how Ethan walked
and how other men she had seen walked. Then she tried it again. She
thought that she was doing better with it but decided that she really
needed to wait and let Ethan see her walk. Maybe he could explain how
to alter her stride better. Barring that she could watch him walk and
try to duplicate it.
    Roberta sat back down in the men's
clothing and began to sew once more. She would work while she waited
for Ethan.
    Ethan returned in mid-afternoon,
carrying her lunch with him. When he saw her in the men's clothes he
stopped dead in his tracks.
    “How do you do it woman?”
he demanded, “How do you put on men's clothing and become more
desirable still?”
    Roberta flushed:
    “I think that you flatter me
Ethan. I have been unable to duplicate a man's stride yet. I will
need