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One thing, though, was paramount: thanks to Spring's informations, "Comber's" presence was known; it didn't surprise me, on reflection, that the Railroad had sniffed me out, for they were sharp men, but I wondered what other eyes might be on the look-out for me?
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So I described my "life" in the Royal Navy, and how I'd spied on the slavers, and run into Crixus, and brought George Randolph north - he lit up at that, calling it the "bravest stroke" he'd ever heard of, so I embellished Comber's reeord with my own service with that maniac Brooke against the Borneo pirates.
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It was all window-dressing to be sure, and they'd never put a cent to Comber's account - but at least they were pretending to treat my offer of mercenary service seriously.
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Navy didn't; Comber's papers saw me through, but it was touch and go, so I'd slipped my cable and looked for a way home.
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What he was after was "Comber's" story, and to inspect me.
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"The more I think of it, the more I like the notion of having those papers of Comber's before we go a step farther."
Isabelle Estelle Bruno 2010
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What he was after was "Comber's" story, and to inspect me.
Flashman and the angel of the lord Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 1995
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One thing, though, was paramount: thanks to Spring's informations, "Comber's" presence was known; it didn't surprise me, on reflection, that the Railroad had sniffed me out, for they were sharp men, but I wondered what other eyes might be on the look-out for me?
Flashman and the angel of the lord Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 1995
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It was all window-dressing to be sure, and they'd never put a cent to Comber's account - but at least they were pretending to treat my offer of mercenary service seriously.
Flashman and the angel of the lord Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 1995
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Navy didn't; Comber's papers saw me through, but it was touch and go, so I'd slipped my cable and looked for a way home.
Flashman and the angel of the lord Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 1995
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