He had already put the entire incident into perspective. "That's a good thing, Helen," he told her."What do you mean it's a good thing?" she demanded....We were just in a plane that had a mechanical failure," he said. "What are the odds that it would happen to us twice in the same day? They're astronomical! That plane that's coming to get us is pretty much the safest goddamn flight in the world, statistically speaking." That does not comfort me," she said."It should," he said. "In fact, if you. ’ he answered. ‘I have higher standards than that, Arthur.’ Paul declared. ‘No one won. It cost everyone involved. For some, it cost a lot.’ ‘Your company can afford it. It was pocket change.’ Hopkins countered. ‘Is that all you can see, Arthur?’ Paul snarled. ‘What about a young woman who was raped by one of your flunkies. How about people with no jobs? How about Glenda?’ ‘What about Glenda?’ Hopkins asked flippantly. ‘She’s got a new job—better than her old one. She should thank me!’ ‘You. ...you get to be a mallrat for a few hours and out of our sight,you have something to look forward to."I lie in bed, sleeping only fitfully. How would I do this? Hope to see acop and get dental and DNA work done? Try to enlist Sarah? Would they belistening in? Maybe I should wait and go for it at a better time.The next day I was unbound, given a pretty silk shirt and some rathertight jeans with sparkles on to wear, and Helen did my makeup before sheand James drove me to the mall. Sarah greeted. Tell her that she has to move the fight to another peek. The cave won't survive another hard landing by one of them."Little called to his mother and told her everything that Pae had said but there was nothing much she could do. Seleena did ask her son how the two were doing. Little told that Pae had shoved him out of the way of the big rocks came down but he couldn't see to fine out if Pae was all right. Little was distracted for a moment as Pae gave a soft cry. "Pae are you hurt? Mother wants.