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least." He

least." He turned to Helsing. "Captain, get your senior surgeon down to that ketch with a stretcher party and bring the young lady aboard covered up so tight nobody can tell what's in that stretcher, much less who. I want her isolated in sickbay with an armed guard posted round the clock. And tell them not a word. If they talk in their sleep, they'd better drink a lot of coffee until I personally tell them differently."
"Yes, Sir."
"As for you, Dick," Rose said grimly, "I think we can fix you up with a secure line." He grinned mirthlessly. "And I can hardly wait to hear what Admiral McLain has to say about this."

Chapter Thirteen

alert adj. 1. Vigilant; attentive. 2. Mentally responsive and perceptive. 3. Lively; brisk.—n. 1. A warning of attack or danger; esp. a siren or klaxon. 2. The period during which such a warning is in effect.—on the alert.