You should have seen her--it was like locking a toddler in a candy store." I can imagine," Bob laughed. "What's all that noise in the background? Soun...s like a concert hall full of people." We're at Gare du Nord, about to hop on the Chunnel train. We'll be in London tonight and tomorrow, and then we're heading up to Scotland." Are you sure she's not in the way? I mean, this is your honeymoon, after all." No, not at all, Bob. We had two weeks in Tuscany before we picked her up in Rome. Plus, she. "Well ladies," I said "I think we made it. Let's go up and see what the damage is."We shakily climbed up the stairs and went outside. What we saw was enough to take your breath away. There was destruction and debris everywhere. My lawn was covered with various parts of assorted houses. There were two by fours, roofing shingles, plywood, glass and wires galore. There were destroyed houses as far as we could see both up and down our street. Amidst all this damage there were four houses virtually. Embarrassed, he looked at the money in his hand and, feeling shame, he fumbled it back into his pocket. Running his fingers through his hair, he shook his head in wonder, "What had happened to his rare live pearl that he had treasured more than he had let himself realize?"Head hanging from the suddenness of what had happened with the woman he had known as Maggie Mae, he mused, "It must have been another woman. It must have been another world."He walked slowly over to his one-horse shay and,. "Mick, McKinnon is staying behind on this trip. We still have our regular job to do and he'll be in charge of that. I need you to command the second drop point. I know that Milt is senior to you but I spoke with him first and he understands. You have the training and the temperament for the job. He says he can take your orders with no problem. So here. For the mission these are yours." Milt Jacobs was the sergeant in charge of the Lance I was assigned to when I joined Shadow. He is now the.