He hired 2 retired project managers to assist him and they helped head off a lot of the problems before they got to his desk. As with all accelerated ...construction projects, there was a new crisis every 10 minutes that had to be solved immediately. He insisted that each contractor's foreman attend a 20-minute progress meeting every day. He sent a memo to the foreman outlining what would be discussed that day and asked that they come prepared to help with the problems that were going to be. As Alice reached to touch it, Rick jerked it back while yelping, "No Dear, don't! This thing will take your finger off like a whisper. I nearly lost my thumb the first night I had it. Think of it as a 'Monomolecular' Diamond blade and you'll be close to how sharp it really is. This is the blade of Prince Elnore and he asked me to carry it a while. But truthfully, Stan and I just think of it as, 'The Abominable Ring'." It's a beautiful sword Love. But as a ring. God, it's hideous." Shuddered. There was still a scent of Tanuja Bhabi herself in the air, of her daily living and personal perfume that marked this as her place and no one else’s. My eyes adjusted to the darkness.Finally the bedroom door opened and she came in, closing the door very quietly behind her. All I could see was her outline, like a shadow in the darkness. The only light came from living room and it cast the room with shades of gray.The aroma of her warm body assailed my nostrils as she sat on the bed beside me.. ’ You know the story of Manhattan Island?”How could she tell? There were plenty of stories about Manhattan Island. “No.”“The first Dutch explorers found a bunch of Indians there. They bought the entire island from them for a few handfuls of beads. We used to think that the Dutch had pulled a fast one. Closer investigation revealed that those Indians were just visiting for the day to fish. You might buy the Brooklyn Bridge for a couple of hundred dollars in the same neighborhood as legitimately.