A Devil is Waiting
“He’d known Ferguson and Miller for years.
Now he joined them in the rear of the limousine, closing the window that cut them off from the driver. “I can’t tell you how good it is to see you,” he said. “Things are pretty rough for all of us these days. I wonder how the Prime Minister would cope if he didn’t have you.” “Oh, he’d manage, I’m sure,” said Ferguson. “But my team is always ready to handle any situation with the appropriate response.” “Which usually means general mayhem,” Harry Miller... put in. Miller was the Prime Minister’s main troubleshooter and an undersecretary of state. “Well, you should know,” Ferguson told Miller. “Mayhem is your general job description. When you’re not being used to frighten other Members of Parliament to death.” “A total exaggeration, as usual,” Miller told Blake. “Anyway, I’m sure the President will be happy with our security arrangements for his brief visit to London. We wish it could be longer, but I know he’s expected in Paris and Berlin.” Ferguson said, “I’m surprised he can find the time at all with everything going on in the Middle East and Africa.” “And Al Qaeda threatening worldwide spectaculars in capital cities,”MoreLess
Now he joined them in the rear of the limousine, closing the window that cut them off from the driver. “I can’t tell you how good it is to see you,” he said. “Things are pretty rough for all of us these days. I wonder how the Prime Minister would cope if he didn’t have you.” “Oh, he’d manage, I’m sure,” said Ferguson. “But my team is always ready to handle any situation with the appropriate response.” “Which usually means general mayhem,” Harry Miller... put in. Miller was the Prime Minister’s main troubleshooter and an undersecretary of state. “Well, you should know,” Ferguson told Miller. “Mayhem is your general job description. When you’re not being used to frighten other Members of Parliament to death.” “A total exaggeration, as usual,” Miller told Blake. “Anyway, I’m sure the President will be happy with our security arrangements for his brief visit to London. We wish it could be longer, but I know he’s expected in Paris and Berlin.” Ferguson said, “I’m surprised he can find the time at all with everything going on in the Middle East and Africa.” “And Al Qaeda threatening worldwide spectaculars in capital cities,”MoreLess
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