‘Thank God! Ted, please take Hans downstairs and help him. Lisa, we need you now, and we need you badly.’ Ted led the now stumbling Hans away. I q...uickly filled Lisa in, and she bore up under the shock pretty well. ‘You deal with your end, Hawk. I’ll deal with protecting Gretchen. Now, shoo.’ I left her talking earnestly to Gretchen and walked to the doorway. Kneeling down, I could see some blood on the carpet beside the door. From the general appearance, I guessed that this was where Gretchen. Leah wants us to clear out one supply point before we start on another, so it doesn't make sense for us to start on a third location today. I suspect we will clear out Lisa's supply point by the end of tomorrow and be working on our third or fourth location by the time everyone has enough mattresses. Then we can start on sheets, blankets, bedframes, box springs, and furniture."Keying her walkie-talkie, Harriet said, "Lisa, this is Harriet. As we expected, the supply of mattresses at this. She's too clingy and I don't feel that way about her." Well, that wish worked. I don't think I told you. We got a wedding invitation from her yesterday." Good. I know she'll be happy because that was part of the package I put together for her." Boy, somebody's got a swelled head." No, I don't. Somebody or something gave me a very special gift. It's not a toy and it's not something to be taken lightly. When I'm not screwing around, I put a lot of thought into what I do with it. I'll tell you, if. * It took Marion about half an hour to get from her hotel to the place where she was meeting A’lear. The program had set up the meeting place at a small courtyard near a busy shopping and restaurant area of Leeto.In the middle of the courtyard, there was a fountain that wasn’t quite the same as the water fountains she was used to. Perseus had one water fountain in small park on one of its upper levels, but Marion rarely got to visit it. This fountain was much different.Instead of water.