“Wow.” John put his plate on the table, the correspondence momentarily forgotten. “What did Wolfen-stank say?”
“This is big, John. We put out a press release and by tomorrow morning all the papers will be talking about how the Centennial Shipping Line has the most unbeatable, indestructible ships in the world! Stocks will skyrocket. Business is going to boom again.”
“I’ll be damned.”
“And,” Anderson pulled two tickets out of his pockets. “I got us a first-class car down to Georgetown. We will be there for The Esquirer’s arrival back to port.”
And
“That’s the c****x to your story?”
“It’s the c****x of my story.” Anderson retorted. “You know I’ve been waiting to see her.”
“You’re an absolute lunatic,” John rolled his eyes. “I simply can’t guarantee you’ll see Ellie. We have more im
