Gloria dreamt that she was being kissed. It was exactly what she thought a kiss would be like. She could feel little quivers of excitement running through her body and ending in her lips. As she awakened, she remembered what had happened last night. They had enjoyed quite a good meal, cooked by the Proprietor’s wife, and then they went upstairs. For the first time Gloria felt shy and more than a little embarrassed. “What are – we to do – about the – bed?” she asked. “Shall we take it in turns, two or three hours at a time, or perhaps we could – make up a – bed on the floor?” “I have a better idea than that,” the Prince replied. “I will go for a walk while you get into bed. When I come back, I will sleep on top of the opposite side. You will not even realise that I am there.” He sm