I followed her gaze and saw Laura emerging from the pool, water streaming down her nude, tanned body.

"Ah," I said. "Laura is the neighbors' daughter. We let her sunbathe and use the pool. This is her first foray into nudity here that I'm aware of."

"I see," she said. "Thomas told me that you are something of a nudist yourself and that I should be prepared to be greeted by a naked man when I arrived. I was frankly a little disappointed when you showed up at the door wearing clothes."

"Two reasons," I said. "First, I figured that when you got here I should be ready to go...