“Anyway, today is Thursday. I’m not sure, but I think we’ll need the approval of the Cabinet, just like when they named me the Acting President....If we had absolute proof the President was dead, it wouldn’t be necessary, but that might take years.”“That would be good. We can call them together and Denny and I can attend the meeting with Chief Justice Rehnquist handy,” replied Daschle. “As soon as the vote passes, he can swear you in.”“I’ll call for a full Cabinet meeting in the morning.”“Very. "Who the hell are you to tell me what I can do to the whore?" snarled Doug squaring up to Al.It looked for a moment as though Doug would take a swing at the bigger man who was interfering in his sadistic pleasure but discretion prevailed. Angrily Doug dragged Priscilla off to bed with him, leaving Sophie to entertain Al and Charlie.Sobbing with relief, Sophie whispered "Thank you," to her savior."Think nothing of it, Mrs McNeville," Al said. "I want you to last for more than a day or two. Come. She closed her eyes, and called upon the power granted to her by the Earth. Brilliant green light arose from the stone, expanding until it hid both the nymph and her mate’s body. When the light faded, it revealed something new in place of the stone. Daniel groaned and opened his eyes. Naturally, he smiled when he saw his radiant love kneeling over him. He shook his head and began, “Didn’t I..?” It was then he noticed his aged body lying next to him. “Okay – that’s disconcerting.” “You’re so. The faceplate was a square cornered rectangular slab with the pan drop-forged onto the right side. Hammer, frizzen upper jaw and screw all had to be fit, drilled and leather and crucible color case-hardened. Long hours I spent, tears dripping off my nose onto the work, hammering hot metal and filing cold.My laundry piled up ... I bought new. and added it to the growing pile.I ran out of coal ... I burned wood.I was snowed in ... my neighbor John brought his plow and plowed my drive.I didn’t.