"
"Without even knowing what it is?"
"Yes."
"In return you shall have your heart's desire."
"Doubted."
"Isn't the dearest wish of your soul to drive me out of Caracuna?"
"Hum! Well--er--yes. Yes; of course it is."
"Very well. If you can get dad's message on the wire to
Washington, he thinks the Secretary of State, who is his friend,
can reach the Dutch and have them open up the blockade for us."
"Time apparently meaning nothing to him."
"Would it take much time?"
"About four days to a wire."
She gazed at him in amazement.
"And you were willing to give up four days to carry my message
through, 'unsight--unseen,' as we children used to say?"
"Willing enough, but not able to. I'd have got a messenger through
with it, if necessary. But in four days, there'll be other
obstacles besides the Dutch."
"Quarantine?"
"Yes."
"I thought that had to wait for Dr. Pruyn."
"Pruyn's here. That's a secret, Miss Brewster."
"Do you know EVERYTHING? Has he found plague?"
"Ah, I don't say that. But he will find it, for it's certainly
here. I satisfied myself of that yesterday.
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