When I consider all these things I am amazed at how quickly events have moved and how they have altered the whole course of my life in a way I hope wi...l be for the better.On Saturday morning I went into town with Lucy and we looked at the two Jeweler's shops in the town. One was decidedly down market, so I chose the other. Here they showed us a selection of rings varying in value from around three thousand pounds to twenty thousand pounds. I told Lucy to forget about price and that what she had. " If you say so," I said. She was probably giving me the brush-off; thiswas one way for her to disappear and never be seen again. "See you hereat six, then?" Not here," she said. "I'm at the Wilshire Grand Hotel, Room 1404.You'll be there, then?" I guess so."She released my hand and turned to go. "I'll see you there. Room 1404.Don't be late!" Wait!" I called after her as she started to disappear through thecrowd. "What's your name?"She turned back to me and seemed to think for a moment.. Saved my bacon once too. If I didn’t know how to get a car engine started, I’d probably be dead.”“Cool”, I said, then thought twice about it. “Well, not cool, but ... you know.” Dan and Harry were laughing at me.“No, you’re right it wasn’t cool. It was in Egypt so it was fairly warm. I was a young Captain, just joined the 3rd Paras, and we were ordered to drop on an airfield by the Suez Canal. That was the stupidest bloody war in history. The Egyptian President wasn’t playing nicely with the. Hell, it's almost quitting time so he doesn't have to worry about hours. Just punch him out and give me his card. And don't let him drive for God's sake. Go, now!" Penny helped me stand up and she and my boss led me carefully out the door and down the hall to the exit. Penny led me outside, helped me lean back against the wall while she went for her car. I couldn't stand the light so I kept my eyes closed and my hands to my temples, pressing as hard as I could to help block the pain.Once in the.