”“General, I read excerpts from a forthcoming book about you. It says that you were the one who set up the tactics for our breakout in Germany and... for the later collapse of the Soviet government. Is that true? The authors, Collins and Carlson, claim it is.”“Chris and Bill get a little carried away sometimes, Colonel. I think they’re trying to get even with me. They accuse me of causing them to get married.” She grinned and said, “To answer your question, though, I was involved in the planning. ’ His instructions were clear and calm. She nodded that she understood the simple task. She was told what to do and why it had to be done. ‘Also, I want you to take off that ski jacket and put on either a vest or the full jacket I brought aboard. They are ‘floater coats’ and if by some accident you fell in, they will act like lifejackets and keep you afloat. Bring me up a vest while you’re at it, please.’ Ingrid went below and took one of the vests. They all seemed to be the same size, but. After breakfast, I wandered back to that saloon where I'd played poker the previous night, and I wasn't too surprised to see the poker game still going on. Well, I don't know if you could say that it was the same game, but they was using the same table. I don't usually let that kind of detail bother me, so I just called it the same game. I even sat in on it for about 5 hours and won $22. I felt like I had just recovered what I had lost the previous night, plus a little bit more to make it worth. Hitomi had toned down the possessiveness after the initial meeting over Devon's settlement. It was only a couple of days before, but they noticed the difference. Hitomi thought my time would be taken up more and more by Devon so she backed off, not actually knowing the details of the relationship."Want to come over on Saturday afternoon and watch a movie?" I asked."A movie?" I heard the one we saw with Alexis was a remake of an older film," I said.She bit her lip to stop from laughing. "I'd.