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“That’s what I keep telling them”

“But you told Patmore you can do it by May”

“Yes” Brewster grimaced and showed a h, then they’ll sail back as soon as they’re able and wait for us Gly knows that I won’t allow any of his ets too thick January through April, so they can’t wait offshore But they will come back as early as they can”

“What do you know about the ship they’re using?”

“We sahen they transferred our ear from the ocean liner in Le Havre”

“And?”

“And what? It was a Navy ship converted into a fast freighter, about a hundred feet in length, with extra-long booo ashore”

If it was a Navy vessel, the Société des Mines had secured government sanction for this job Notable, but ultimately unimportant at this ti capabilities?”

Brewster shrugged “I don’t know Wait! It doesn’t”

“Keep your voice down,” Bell admonished in a harsh whisper

“Sorry I re summer stayed until so late in October or they would have to use a different ship”

“Okay That’s our advantage We’ll use an icebreaker and get you out before the French leave for the island What’s the soonest you can finish the job?”

“Mid-April That’s shaving teeks off the esti”

“Not good enough,” Bell said quickly

“You don’t know the conditions up there”