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d；　and　it　reminded　Nate　of　the　sea　caves　he？d　once

explored　while　sailing　off　the　Amalfi　coast　in　Greece。　Captain　Archibald　was　sitting　in　a

rust…colored　leather　chair。　His　feet；　clad　in　gray　cashmere　Ralph　Lauren　socks；　were　propped　up　on

a　matching　leather　ottoman。　A　crystal　tumbler　of　Glenlivet　rested　on　the　armrest；　the　amber　liquid

sparkling　in　the　light。　His　father？s　hair　was　gray；　with　a　touch　of　yellow？a　reminder　of　his　younger

days　as　a　hot…young…Yale…lacrosse…player…turned　naval…captain。　His　eyes　were　bottle…green；　like

Nate？s；　without　the　sparkle。　As　usual；　he　was　wearing　a　gray　cashmere　suit　tailored　in　England

expressly　for　him；　his　navy　blue　silk　tie　slightly　askew。

Nate　braced　himself　for　the　shitstorm　that　was　surely　about　to　rain　down　on　him。　All　he　wanted

right　now　was　to　take　a　long　nap？maybe　sleep　until　this　whole　stupid　thing　blew　over。　But　then；

shockingly；　the　Captain？s　face　broke　into　a　wide　grin。　Was　heseeing　things？　Nate　blinked　his　eyes

rapidly；　trying　to　clear　them。

After　three　hours　of　smoking；　he　was　kind　of　past　the　point　of