Chapter 75

He switched to normal speech. “My breakfast is finished, and I’ve got nearly four hundred miles of highway to cover.”

I stood as he did and shook hands with him. “Good to meet you, and thanks for all your help. Don’t worry about the check—I’ll put it on my expense account.”

“Thanks.” He turned and walked toward the exit.

{By the way,} I sent,{I forgot to ask if there’s a limit to the range of our abilities?}

{If there is, I haven’t found it, and I communicate with a friend in California from time to time.}

{Thanks.}

I sat down at the table and finished my breakfast—the conversation with Gerald Bowersox had been so fascinating that I’d forgotten to eat. Breakfast finished, I took care of the check and headed back to my motel to check my e-mail. The minute I read what was waiting for me in my in-box, I went online and made a purchase. Then I sent an e-mail to Nate.

{Nate, can you talk at the moment?}

{Sure. I just got out of the shower. How did it go?}