But she'd dropped out of sight, without notice to her work supervisor or anyone else, some forty days before her family came looking.

The work supervisors showed no sympathy for the slaves' discomfort.

Dante made it clear, however, that he didn't understand why a mere work supervisor would be interested in nonproductive philosophical issues.

Striding through the gate past three local guards he had hired, he found the work supervisor and asked for a progress report.

Now that the project had been shut down, no work supervisors remained behind to watch their every move.

The announcement ended and the work supervisors dutifully applauded, but the slaves were slow to add their cheers.

Gurney couldn't help smiling, but kept his face turned away from the work supervisor.

Rabban glared at the work supervisor, who cleared his throat.

Early one morning, the work supervisor stood on his podium with odor-filters plugged into his nostrils.

We could install machinery," the work supervisor suggested, "to do some of the menial tasks.