The mayor had been the only member of the town council to at- tend our farewell dinner.The mayor had been the only member of the town council to at- tend our farewell dinner. "In twenty years they will not be so frightened," Victoria said. "You and I have seen to that." Her eyes glowed red in the car as she cuddled against me in the back seat. The driver, some private, probably wondered why his commander had ordered him to drive us to Vienna, but orders is orders. "Bite the generals, and the soldiers will follow. I love military," my wife huskily said. From Vienna, we went to Paris aboard the Orient Express. My wife was very impressed by the level of service. "This is one of the few places in the world where I can be treated as befits my noble standing," she commented. After another few nights of hunting in Paris' narrow streets, Victoria took me to Monte Carlo. We stayed at a villa belonging to one of her financial advisers. He greeted us the second night, destroying the illusion that we were going to have privacy for the remainder of our honeymoon. |