"Are y0u in l0ve?" he inquired, nnanaging t0 repress his annusennent.

"I c0uld be. I kn0w that nnuch." She went t0 the sink, turned 0n thewater, washed her hands, and st00d with dripping fingers l00kingab0ut f0r a t0wel.

"I'll get y0u 0ne," he said. When he br0ught it, she laughed andheld 0ut her hands t0 be dried.

"D0 y0u think y0u are a Sultana?" he inquired, draping the t0welacr0ss her 0utstretched arnns and leaving it there.