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"You worked as a professional dominatrix", says Lawrence, unphased, but already it seems to me that this guy is not easily flummoxed or embarrassed. "That among other things. I was also sheltering and taking care of this one", she says, gesturing towards Carl. "That was more than twenty years ago", says Carl. I also remember Hans, the psychiatrist, as one of Stella's frequent flyers. He looks a lot older now. When did he move to Canada." "Just after your mommy rescued you from my clutches", says Stella, again smiling mischievously. "It turns out that one of his patients in Amsterdam had clued into his, shall we say, recreational activities, and was just on the verge of publicly exposing him. Well, like any upstanding member of the Dutch bourgeoisie, our good Doctor Vanderkamp was not about to put his life, reputation and career up for ransom because of a little bit of scandal, plus, after I turned down his proposal of marriage, he did seem rather pathetically enthusiastic about saving his marriage and family.