Try, even in the jaws of defeat, to find a winner.She stumbled on. The arrow still in her arse cheek. It was deep, she knew that. She wanted to pull i... out, but was frightened of doing so. The pain of it being there would be nothing to the pain of trying to pull it out.She managed another fifty yards, then her leg stopped moving, the pain far too great. Carole knew, even as she sunk to the ground, that she had lost. She did not know, as yet, who had claimed her, but she knew whatever happened. Karen pulled outher phone again. Alex smirked at Allison. "Called it. So why don't wegive the new game a try?" Ok Alex," Allison sighed, "but you have to promise that we'll put itaway if it is too much for everyone." Deal," he said. In short order the box had been opened and spread outacross the table. There was a game board, but not in the traditionalsense. And there were no dice. Alex, quickly reading the rules, directedthe others to lay out four piles of cubes, each a different color,. Fighting Hawk explained that they would need a small hole bored into the wall. Not too deep, as they didn't want to break through, but just deep enough to put the small stick of dynamite. One of the men picked up his pick and hammer, and headed off toward the tunnel. There were two others following him before Fighting Hawk could tell them to be careful. Running Deer shook his head and said that they were always as safe as they could be in the tunnels. He explained that they were the best that. I couldn’t read a word of it and neither could Michael. ?We’ll have a proper service to cement our relationship when we get home,? Michael promised.?Only a few days later the ?Star of Venus? arrived and a very surprised Captain Valcheno greeted us. Michael’s request for ?A cabin for Mr. and Mrs. Hollsworth if you please Captain,? when he paid the fare, startled him further but we doubted he could contact my uncle before the ship arrived in London and by the time he did, we would be on the train.