Oliver
“He thinks you're a pompous ass." Lucille's assessment came back to me as I gestured for Edwin Sutton to take the seat opposite my desk.
“Your Highness," the senator said. His eyes, the color of his daughter's, were upon me. “My delegation is headed on to Sweden later today. I wish I'd been able to schedule more time."
Inhaling, I sat back, undid the front buttons of my suitcoat and stared at my father-in-law. “The original agreement isn't due to expire—"
“As I told you, Borinkia has asked for an audience."
“It is against our treaty for the US to negotiate with Borinkia."
“There are many members of the Senate who want to do away with the old treaty."
Edwin Sutton and I went back and forth in an even exchange.
From the crumbs Lucille left, I believed the information Mrs
