A Rake by Starlight – Page 2

A Rake by Starlight: Chapter 11

WHEREIN Our Hero Recognizes the Gravity of His Situation

WHEREIN People Who Are Not Friends Make Important Decisions

WHEREIN Our Hero Survives, Though the Condition is Assumed to be Temporary

WHEREIN Familiarity Breeds Aggravation, and Strong Desire to Drink

WHEREIN Our Hero, Safely Returned to Friendly Lands, Contacts a Business Partner of a Surprising Pedigree

WHEREIN the Business Partner Evaluates the Merits of the Pitch

WHEREIN Loyalties are Questioned, and Deception is Practiced with Depressing Regularity

WHEREIN Our Hero Must Wrestle With Offers, Refusals, and the Inherent Tensions Between Them

WHEREIN Our Hero Embraces the Nobility of Retreat

WHEREIN a Business Agreement is Altered Further