McMillan had taken her exit to the restroom as aninvitation to follow her for a quick and dirty rendezvous, for as sheturned to close the door behind ...er, it burst open and Laura was face toface with her boss, the one person she couldn't afford to have recognizeher. For a moment his face registered only lust for the pretty lady, andthen the slow dawning of recognition crept over his features followed bya flush of anger at the loss of the anticipated pleasure of the evening. He turned and. And accuse him of having attacked the dog to start off with.Hugh now perfectly sober simply strode off in a rage.The owner of the dog thanked me and invited me in. Over a hot drink he told me that the dog had a dislike of drunks but the amazing thing was that they quickly sobered up after the dog had nipped them.After chatting he told me that they had just bred the dog and he had taken as a stud fee the pick of the litter.He took me in to see the puppy which had only just been weaned and there. "He handed the glasses back to Jenkins and told her, "keep an eye on them, I gotta talk to the captain again."Corrigan, what the hell's happening?" the captain hissed."The woman, I, erh, we, erh, Jenkins found her. Spotted her with binoculars," he explained as Jenkins glanced sideways at him with a frown on her face."Good," Koslov replied. "Now that we know where she is. We take Ricky quick like, one way or the other, before he can do anything else to her. Let's wrap this up and go home."In the. ?Can I helpyou?? she stated in a flat voice befitting someone who was about to finishshift for the day.?Yes, I wouldlike to make a deposit,? her visitor stated in a clear, slightly accentedvoice.?Name, please??the cashier asked. ?Eyrecae Amianus,? the Eldorai answered, looking around the marblelobby.?Ah, yes, itsays you?ve been our customer for?how long??Eyrecae coughed. ?A long time,? she hazarded.The otherwoman?s eyes widened. ?You were a foundation customer-?? she began.?Yes, yes, don?tthe.