Gently, Athos pulled out one of the chairs for me to sit in and then sat down in the other. As we helped ourselves to the plate, which I was not even sure what it was – it looked like some kind of fish stew, with a few crab legs as a garnish – I wondered how many women he'd already brought there, how much fancier they certainly were. than me, with sophisticated manners, very different from my clumsy country girl way. - You come here often? — I asked, after taking the first mouthful of food, enjoying the almost too spicy taste. “Not as much as I would like. "Have I brought many women to this place?" “Not as many as you might imagine. I would bet the receptionist who greeted us was one of the ones who'd already been there with him. — When you went to SaintClair City, did not you have a

