Thank you very much, my friends,” said Leroy as he raised his glass. “Say, the dude in the suit, looks like he has us all on the same flight. I didn’t know there’d be any more flights tonight. I was sure I’d missed mine in that darned snow, but he said he’d make everything work out.”


“Glad you made it, Leroy.” Max raised his pint and lowered the level by several inches. “You know, Dolores was telling me her story just before you came. Now...