Well, if you get scared, leave the country; go to your house in England and keep your head down there. Youre unique on the hit list in that you have an airplane capable of transatlantic flight and homes in two foreign countries. I dont know. I didnt look. A minute later:Stone? Tom Young. Whats wrong over there? Ive been reading about that hit list thing in the papers. Wait a minute, Harlan, Mason said, Come back here. Im not sleepy yet, Vanessa said. Whatever will we do with the time? The smallest Ive got is a ten. Hope youre not in any pain, Stone said. The anesthesia will wear off soon. When that happens, let me know, and Ill ask the nurse to get you something. She pirouetted, then skipped for maybe five yards and then shouted over her shoulder,Were going to kick ass, Dev! Black guy, around six one, bald, athletic build, in his forties. Dressed like you guys, and he said he was driving a coffee-and-cigarette motor pool piece of crap, at least in so many words. Because NYPD hadnt bought new cars in ten years, at least thats what he said. He also told me he lived in Trenton, New Jersey. He looked between the two men. Dont you know him? How many homicide detectives are there in the city? Perfectly normal, physically, she said, but a little depressed. And that gave you an idea that he might have been holding a duly endorsed certificate of stock? Okay, meet me at La Goulue for lunch at twelve-thirty. Devine sighed and sat back.You ever heard of Hermes? The train rode on while Devine thought about the previous night, with Helen Speers. Ithad been a while since he had been with a woman. He knew the exact date, in fact. And that might cause him problems down the road, because that woman had been Sara Ewes. They had had sex at her place in Brooklyn. It had been a wonderful experience and Devine had thought there would be many more. But it was not to be. And it had not been his decision. It had been hers. Well, Della Street said, watching Masons smile, are you going to read it aloud? I am not bound that way, Stone said. Sit by the fire and drink your bourbon..