I've been posting on Sundays, but I'm back early this week because we may not have internet access again until next Tuesday or thereabouts. We're leaving Chicago and spending a couple of days at
Cedar Point , a rollercoaster park in Sandusky, Ohio.
Anyway, once again, thank you all for your comments on this section! Nan, I'm very glad that you enjoy seeing Henderson getting involved.

As for this...
Henderson? Isn't he dead?
No comment, oh curmudgeonly one!

Though I do still have a reasonable amount of buffer, which may suggest that quite a few things will happen in the meantime.
And as for Lex, Maria hit the nail on the head:
He is losing it. Nigel is like a rat probably the first to abandon the boat.
LOL!

I'm not sure yet what Nigel will do, and certainly Lex hasn't got to where he is without overcoming a few wobbles along the way, so I wouldn't count him out just yet... but he is feeling somewhat rattled right now.
Okay, Part 19 is coming up in a few minutes; I'll look forward to reading your (any?) comments next Tuesday!
Wendy
