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You I take to have discretion, or I should not have said a word. Still, I will add this. We know very little of Herr Dollmann, of his origin, his antecedents. He is half a Swede, I believe, certainly not a Prussian; came to Norderney three years ago, appears to be rich, and has joined in various commercial undertakings. Little scope about here?
It was not the morality of the course that bothered him. He was far too clear-headed to blink at the essential fact that at heart we were spies on a foreign power in time of peace, or to salve his conscience by specious distinctions as to our mode of operation. The foreign power to him was Dollmann, a traitor. There was his final justification, fearlessly adopted and held to the last.
Alone, in thick weather and a heavy sea, it would have been folly to attempt it, except as a desperate resource. But, as I said I knew at once that Dollmann was proposing to run for it and guide me in. 'I didn't like the idea, because I like doing things for myself, and, silly as it sounds, I believe I resented being told the sea was too bad for me. which it certainly was.
Let's assume we hoodwinked von Brüning at Bensersiel, and base our policy on that assumption. It follows that we must show Dollmann at the earliest possible moment that you have come back, and give him time to revise his tactics before he commits himself. Now 'But she'll tell him we're back, interrupted Davies. 'I don't think so. We've just agreed to keep this afternoon's episode a secret.
He shot a doubtful look at me, and a diversion came from the piano. 'And now, for Heaven's sake, cried the lady of the perfume, 'let us join Herr Böhme at supper! 'Let me present you to my wife, said Dollmann. So this was the stepmother; unmistakably German, I may add.
I told you the sort of thing I was doing at that time, but I don't think I said that I made inquiries from one or two people about duck-shooting, and had been told by some fishermen at Borkum that there was a big sailing-yacht in those waters, whose owner, a German of the name of Dollmann, shot a good deal, and might give me some tips.
'I say, Herr Dollmann, said Davies, 'won't you stay on board with us while we dress? There's a lot to tell you, and and we can follow on with you when we're ready. Dollmann had not yet stepped into the launch. 'With pleasure, he said; but there followed an ominous silence, broken by von Brüning. 'Oh, come along, Dollmann, and let them alone, he said brusquely.
Come ashore and knock up Dollmann; we must denounce him, and get them both aboard; it's now or never. While he put on Christian attire, I resumed my facts and sketched a plan. 'Are you watched? I asked. 'I think so; by the Kormoran's men. 'Is the Kormoran here? 'Yes. 'The men? 'Not to-night. Grimm called for them in that tug. I was watching. And, Carruthers. the Blitz is here. 'Where?
To carry it too far was to court complete exposure; to stop too soon was equally compromising. 'What is he talking about, and why go on with this ridiculous mystery? said Frau Dollmann. 'I was thinking about this supper party, and the way it came about, I pursued, slowly. 'Nothing to complain of, I hope? said Dollmann. 'Of course not!
Something was going on at Memmert to-day; our men had gone there; here were we, ten miles away, in a smothering, blinding fog. It was known we were here Dollmann and Grimm knew it; the crew of the Medusa knew it; the crew of the Kormoran knew it; the man on the pier, whether he cared or not, knew it. But none of them knew Davies as I knew him. Would anyone dream for an instant ?
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