Professor Sullivan's enemy waS the sea, and it fought him with weapons of cold and darkness-and, above all, pressure.

If Professor Sullivan agreed to co-operate, there was no way in which he could retreat.

Luckily," continued Professor Sullivan, "the equipment you need is all fairly standard, and our shop can put it together in a few weeks.

In the moonlight, that had transformed the frozen battle into a scene from a nightmare, Professor Sullivan walked slowly back to his office.

Professor Sullivan offered a similar assessment of Justice White's participation.

Professor Sullivan joined the faculty as a lecturer in 1968 and became director of the graduate program in 1970.

"No forger would have made such a careless mistake," Professor Sullivan said.

A few years later, Professor Sullivan arranged to have the ink tested.

Professor Sullivan's proposal assumes that the main objection to "soft money" is the beneficiaries' lack of accountability.

The only constraint, Professor Sullivan said, is the force of precedent.