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The President looked thoughtful

"So the British and Canadians have slammed the door"

"I'm afraid that's the verdict," said Moon "Shall I contact Pitt and order hie?

Any other action ht provoke a military response"

"It's true we're walking a tightrope, but good old-fashioned guts deserve a reward"

Moon suppressed a sudden fear "You're not suggesting we throw Pitt a lifeline"

"I auts of our own"

They stood together tenderly as though it was the first ti the destinations of the ships beating steadily downriver Overhead the two red lights, signifying a vesselthelow to make out each other's faces "I never kneould come to this," Heidi said softly

"You created a ripple effect," Pitt responded, "and it's still spreading"

She leaned against hie how the discovery of an old crumpled letter in a university archive could touch so h alone," she whispered

Pitt put his arently squeezed "We can't look back on the ifs There's no profit in it"

Heidi gazed across the water at the Canadian destroyer The decks and boxlike superstructure were brightly lit, and she could hear the hu crept in across the river "What will happen e overstep Commander Weeks' deadline?"

Pitt held up his watch to the dihts "We'll know in another twenty minutes"

"I feel so ashamed"

Pitt looked at her "What is this, cleanse-the-soul hour?"