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Chapter 14

           Ishallexplain,tosomepersonknowntometobeclearedforsensitivematerialandinMr.Douglas’confidence,justenoughtomakesurethattheSecretaryGeneralspeakstome.AreyousureMr.Berquistcan’tbereached?"

           "Quitesure."

           "That’stoobad,hecouldhavehandleditquickly.Thenitwillhavetobesomeoneelseofhisrank."

           "Ifit’sthatsecret,youshouldn’tbecallingoverapublicphone."

           "MygoodCaptain!Iwasnotbornyesterdayandneitherwereyou.Sinceyouhadthiscalltraced,IamsureyouareawarethatmypersonalIphoneisequippedtoreceiveamaximum-securityreturncall."

           TheSpecialServiceofficermadenodirectreply.Insteadheanswered,"Doctor,I’llbebluntandsavetime.Untilyouexplainyourbusiness,youaren’tgoingtogetanywhere.IfyouswitchoffandcallthePalaceagain,yourcallwillberoutedtothisoffice.Callahundredtimes?oramonthfromnow.Samething.Untilyoudecidetocooperate."

           Jubalsmiledhappily."Itwon’tbenecessarynow,asyouhaveletslipunwittingly,orwasitintentional?theonedatumneededbeforeweact.Ifwedo.Icanholdthemofftherestoftheday?butthecodewordisnolonger‘Berquist.’"

           "Whatthedevildoyoumean?"

           "MydearCaptain,please!Notoveranunscrambledcircuitsurely?Butyouknow,orshouldknow,thatIamaseniorphilosophunculistonactiveduty."

           "Repeat?"

           "Haven’tyoustudiedamphigory?Gad,whattheyteachinschoolsthesedays!Gobacktoyourpinochlegame;Idon’tneedyou.

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