He lingered at the doorway of death as he lay in a coma for weeks. He didn't respond to anything including pricks in his feet with needles. He was put... on his stomach because he vomited in his atrophy and the staff were afraid he might choke to death. Being a former general officer, he had a private nurse at his side around the clock.Yvette's parents claimed her body and buried her at their estate they had visited less than six months ago. They kept up their concern for Frank and called the. “But that a canal existed is without doubt. Most information concerning the canal is based on the writings of Herodotus, Strabo, Pliny the Elder, and Diodorus of Sicily.”“And your purpose on the expedition is to substantiate those accounts by mapping the canal from the Nile to the Red Sea?”He shook his head. “No, Colonel. HMG is not interested in a canal running from the Nile to the Red Sea, and besides we already have copies of le Pere’s survey.”“Are there any ancient accounts of a canal. Laura leant over Elspeth to examine her more closely. "I've never seen anything like this," she muttered. Then she stood up and spoke in peremptory tones: "Mrs Walker, there are laws in this country. Tell me what you've done to her or I'm calling the authorities right now."It was time for me to intervene. "Ask her yourself," I said. "She'll be right as rain in an hour or two."There was a pause as Laura looked round for the origin of this new voice. Then she saw the phone, which Wendy had placed. No one will know." I don't know..." Sherman said. "If the Lancer finds out, he'll blab to the whole Legion of Peace and they'll put me on suspension. Not that some of them haven't done worse, but if it makes it to the news, the city makes the LP come down hard on the offender. You know what an uptight asshole the Lancer is."Arthur rolled his eyes. "Tell me about it. Still, a little test. See that waitress over there?" he asked, pointing to a tall, thin young girl with a surprisingly large set.