Bradley locked eyes with Jubal, then said, "Jim, take over," and left, with the letter.  Jubal sighed inwardly.  He had sweated over that letter; Anne and he had been up most of the night preparing draft after draft.  Jubal had every intention of arriving at an open settlement, in full view of the world's news cameras and microphones - but he had no intention of letting Douglas be taken by surprise by any proposal.