Colonel Harkening had torn off his pajamas again and lay naked face down on the floor.

None of these had had the least effect on Colonel Harkening.

She knelt down on the floor and spoke gently directly into the ear of Colonel Harkening.

Except that Colonel Harkening wasn't running.

Poor Colonel Harkening!

The Secondary Telepath A day later we were back in Harkening's hospital cell, almost in the same position.

Desmond, the Harkening, who held the titular rank of colonel under the Chiefs of the Instrumentality, was one of the best space navigators we had.