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Despite his age and long years of self-indulgent living amin the political arena, Larimer was still a powerfully built man

But the heart and circulation were no longer up to the stress and dangers of staying alive in a hostile situation Pitt didn't require an internship to recognize a man as in dire need of medical treatment

"A Russian search party is just across the hall," Pitt explained

"We can't let the to his feet and looking around wildly "We must run!"

"You wouldn'thi a tantrum He didn't much care for Moran The Speaker of the House struck him as an oily weasel

"There's no place to hide," said Loren, her voice not quite steady

Pitt didn't answer her but brushed past Giordino and went into the bathroom He pulled back the shower curtain and turned on the hot water Less than a minute later clouds of steam billowed into the cramped quarters

"Okay," Pitt directed, "everybody in the shower"

Nobodywraithlike in the h he was from another earth

"Move!" he said sharply "They'll be here any second"

Giordino shook his head in bewilderet three people in that stall shower? It's hardly big enough for one"

"Get your wig on You're going in too"

"The four of us?" Loren muttered incredulously

"Either that or a free trip to Moscow Besides, college kids cram entire fraternities in phone booths all the time"

Giordino slipped the wig over his head as Pitt re-entered the bathroo Moran in a squatting position between Giordino's legs