The contrast she madewith the frightened young women around her was riveting. Amelia wanted to talkto her, glean from her the secret of her survival t...rough three Hunts, butfelt cowed in her presence. Damn! She scolded herself! Nowis not the time to be shy. Your life is in the balance! She forcedherself to approach the olive skinned beauty. "Hi. I'm Amelia." "I know. We all introduced ourselves last night." "And you remember all the names?" "Of course. Retention of details can mean the. The girl's eyes stared straight ahead as she settled to the back of her mankil. The rest of the day's journey continued in much the same manner. The silence irritated him for some strange reason. Even when he suggested they stop for the night, she merely grunted and gave a curt nod of her head.As he bedded their mounts down for the night, the girl went about lighting a small fire and laying out their equipment. With Richard and the diminutive Harl safely hobbled, he announced his plans of. Forgive me?” my charming wife asked me with an adorable pout and puppy dog eyes.“Oh, of course, I do! It was a lovely surprise, anyway, but just how late is it?” I looked around for my watch and cell phone, neither available.By now, even the camcorder stopped rolling, so as to protect the caterers’ reputations. That was okay. It would need major editing from Eddie and the rest of us before getting released into the field. All references to our real names had to be removed, for instance. There. "Ron smiled and said, "You met Roberta, my... I mean John's secretary. Just tell her what you want and she will make sure you have it. Only take her a day or two."Well I knew then what part of the problem was, a day or two? "Ron, a day or two won't do. I want Pam's office stocked with what she wants in the next hour. If Roberta can't do it, get someone who can. And let that word spread Ron, ma-ana won't cut it around here any more. If people want to keep their jobs, ASAP will be their mantra..