"She still belongs to Transcontinent & Overseas," his father said. "That's been the law on stolen property as long as there's been any law." Of course; he should have known that. Did know it; just didn't think.[Pg 92] "We broke an awful lot of eggs for no omelet; fought a battle for nothing." "Well, of course, I'm prejudiced," Sylvie said, "but I don't think getting us out of the hands of that bloodthirsty maniac and his cutthroats was nothing." "Wiping out the Perales gang wasn't nothing, Conn," Tom Brangwyn said. "You got no idea at all how bad things were, the last couple of years." "I know. I'm sorry." He was ashamed of himself. "But I needed a ship, and now we have no ship at all."
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