He surprised Thomas too when he addressed him by name.“Good day, Captain Grey. A pleasure to meet you.”“Welcome aboard, Mr. Mahoney. Have me met...already?”“Your name is quite well known, Captain. Especially here on the Barbary coast. But that is part of the information I have for you.”“Then let me show you to my cabin, Mr. Mahoney. Mr. Darby, kindly send signal to Dido and Thisbe to invite Captains Muir and MacAuliffe.”Whilst Thomas led his visitor aft, the signals rose on the mizzen halliards.. The room was dark."Early, please let me explain" she pleaded, looking at him with tear reddened eyes."Susan, this is not the time. I am still too angry to listen. If I hear more lies and I am afraid I will lose my temper and do something we will both regret."Going to their bedroom, Early gathered clothes for the next day, taking them to the guest room. Then, after showering, he went to bed. Sleep did not come easy with so many thoughts running through his mind His emotions were in turmoil,. I did take out $150 to take with me to Seattle for spending money. I went back to the living room, where Kara was stretched out on the couch.“I need about half an hour to fix the program, then we can walk to the post office to drop it in the box. It’s a good thing I have a floppy mailer and postage, because it’s Sunday!”I sat down at the Apple, fired it up, and loaded the program. Kara turned on the stereo and got a Coke from the fridge and pulled a chair over to watch me. I found the spot in. ." Dave stopped himself. Unsure of what he wanted to say. He finally took a deep breath and came to a decision. "We'll come back to that. First, tell me who you work for, why you're here, who knows you're here, and who sent you." I understand your caution, David. But I promise you, I am not working for any government or any corporation. I came here to fulfill the last request of a friend. I had to tell my boss I was leaving town but I didn't say why or where I was going. A few friends know.