I saw what you did with a handful of volunteers. How you took some weekend sailboat enthusiasts and in a few hours drilled them to handle the Constitu...tion." They were hardly weekend enthusiasts," Hank objected. "Six of them were crewmen on that 19th Century frigate back in the USA days. The rest were crew on large sailing ships. It was all a matter of asking the right questions of the automated database. I needed only a dozen and managed to get 19, plus a sailing master." Yes, too bad Benton. She inwardly cringed at the prospect of her friend’s coming litany of “I told you so’s,” even if she did deserve it. Sarah had been right about Jimmy all along.“So I was worried and made a few phone calls. Deal with it.” Sarah leaned back in her chair, drink in hand with the straw once again approaching her lips. “Come on, admit it, girl. You’d have done the same, if you were me.”Cracks soon began to appear in Josie’s hardened façade. Sarah was right, again. Slowly the corners of her mouth. " Rob obeyed himself, made the 1/2 mile trek (thru the woods just in case they left in the interim and found him walking on the side of the road) to his Jeep and returned to the barracks .As he laid in his bunk replaying the night's itinerary he was sure of one thing, he loved Laura more than he thought his heart was capable of. His greatest fear was that she would break off their more or less engagement and become Williams property. He'd proposed to Laura, but, she had hesitated, wouldn't even. John, make yourself decent and go cut me some switches. You'll bring me four of them at least two feet long. And you –” he glared directly at Harry “– will remain here as you are till my boy returns. Then you will each receive a good whipping. Unless you want me to contact your Headmaster.”Harry shook his head dumbly and stood hands covering his genitals. As if such a gesture at this stage was going to undo the damage done...Five minutes later the boys were arrayed side by side over a sawing.