She told me that it was a fantasy of hers, to do that. I thought you could fix things with Emily first, and then, after Emily leaves, you and I could ...give Joyce what she's been thinking about." I don't even know her. It's going to take all the will power I have just to do that to Emily. You never said anything about this other girl. It wasn't what you asked me to decide about, and I'm not going to do it." I understand. You're right, it isn't what I asked you to do. I guess she could just watch. Instead of doing the sensible thing and investing my winnings, I did quitethe opposite. I started visiting casinos and placing large bets, mainly atthe roulette table. For the first few weeks I was going to the casinoevery night and sometimes I won but most times I came home having lost acouple of grand.As the weeks went by, my losses increased from two grand a night, thenfive grand and eventually up to ten grand per session.On that fateful day that I entered the casino with my last ten. "Yes sir," I stammered. "I'm so very, very sorry."He clipped my license to a clipboard he was holding in his hand. I saw that he was writing."Officer," I ventured, "can I˜can you tell me what I've done?"He looked at me. "You don't know?" he asked."I˜I guess I was speeding...?" I asked.He shook his head and turned and pointed back down the road. "You see that light down there?" I nodded dumbly."Do you remember what color it was when you went through?"I didn't. I stared at him.He. President Ackerman wasn’t an impressive man, but he was an impressive figure as President of the United States. Anyone could sit in that chair and be bolstered by the prestige and status of such a position. “After your success in Great Britain, I fully believe you’re the one we need to stop Krukov and save our comrades from that conference center. You may not be our oldest commander, but you’re the only one to send Krukov running in far too long. In my opinion, that makes you our most.