Albert got very little sleep but when he woke up he was wide eyed and anxious – adrenaline keeping him alert. He was to be at the main house by early afternoon while the preparations got underway so he had to find ways to keep himself busy until then. This was not an easy task because he could not fully concentrate on anything. He wondered if anyone else was going through the same thing as him. He knew a few other men that were receiving these mail order brides but as far as he could see they had all been excited – most talking crudely about the things they were going to get up to. Proper ‘man’ talk really. He felt sad for these women and felt bad that some of them would be going straight to men who had no respect for them. He was ashamed that he hadn’t stood up for them, but if he did he
