28 The Final StrawDaniels delicately reset his receiver as if any untoward jolt would cause it to detonate. The call from Kellor had revealed enough for him to know that he could no longer rely on the Major’s support and he anxiously surveyed the three expectant people in front of him. McGeady sat waiting for Daniels to speak, not daring to break his train of thought while Chapel and Beta stood silently behind McGeady. Daniels jumped up from his seat and strode to the end of his office and back again, gently massaging his temples in a slow circular motion. Daniels paused at the end of his desk and he let out a colossal roar of frustration. Retaking his seat, Daniels looked to McGeady who returned the look without flinching at the public display of dissatisfaction.
‘You have no idea as to
