The Pied Piper of Death (2016)
“For reasons he couldn’t comprehend, the car radio seemed capable of only transmitting static. Bea had fallen asleep before they passed the Newark Airport and now her head pressed against his shoulder. The scenery was sparse, the trip dreary.
Bea shifted in her seat and awoke. She looked at him sleepily. “You okay to keep driving?”
“Oh, sure.”
“Now that I think about it, did you get any sleep at all last night?”
“Now that you mention it, no. When we get to Washington, do you think you can get an... appointment with the Secretary of the Interior?”
“An undersecretary can take care of things for me.”
“It’s nice to have such an important wife that she can call for favors at high places.”
Bea laughed. “I’m not important. Occasionally I make lots of noise, so they like to keep me quiet. Anyway, I’m to arrange for a park ranger to meet you at the Antietam battlefield.”
“One with expertise on that particular battle.”
“Right, some sort of expert.”
“Thanks.MoreLess
Bea shifted in her seat and awoke. She looked at him sleepily. “You okay to keep driving?”
“Oh, sure.”
“Now that I think about it, did you get any sleep at all last night?”
“Now that you mention it, no. When we get to Washington, do you think you can get an... appointment with the Secretary of the Interior?”
“An undersecretary can take care of things for me.”
“It’s nice to have such an important wife that she can call for favors at high places.”
Bea laughed. “I’m not important. Occasionally I make lots of noise, so they like to keep me quiet. Anyway, I’m to arrange for a park ranger to meet you at the Antietam battlefield.”
“One with expertise on that particular battle.”
“Right, some sort of expert.”
“Thanks.MoreLess
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