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"Buthowarewegoingtohaveanyorderorsecurityorplanningintheworld,withapiraterunningloosealloverthesevenseas?"
"Doyouknowwhatitwasthatheseizedlastnight?"saidthespinster."ThebigshipwiththereliefsuppliesweweresendingtothePeople’sStateofFrance."
"Howdoeshedisposeofthegoodsheseizes?"
"Ah,that—nobodyknows."
"Imetasailoronce,fromashiphe’dattacked,who’dseenhiminperson.HesaidthatRagnarDanneskjöldhasthepurestgoldhairandthemostfrighteningfaceonearth,afacewithnosignofanyfeeling.Ifthereeverwasamanbornwithoutaheart,he’sit—thesailorsaid."
"AnephewofminesawRagnarDanneskjöld’sshiponenight,offthecoastofScotland.Hewrotemethathecouldn’tbelievehiseyes.ItwasabettershipthananyinthenavyofthePeople’sStateofEngland."
"TheysayhehidesinoneofthoseNorwegianfjordswhereneitherGodnormanwilleverfindhim.That’swheretheVikingsusedtohideintheMiddleAges."
"There’sarewardonhisheadofferedbythePeople’sStateofPortugal,too.AndbythePeople’sStateofTurkey."
"Theysayit’sanationalscandalinNorway.Hecomesfromoneoftheirbestfamilies.Thefamilylostitsmoneygenerationsago,butthenameisofthenoblest.Theruinsoftheircastlearestillinexistence.Hisfatherisabishop.Hisfatherhasdisownedhimandexcommunicatedhim.Butithadnoeffect."
"DidyouknowthatRagnarDanneskjöldwenttoschoolinthiscountry?Sure.