The Secret Adversary

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that we've ferreted you out at last. So you can go right ahead and tell
us the whole story. Did Danvers give you the papers?"

"Yes. He said they'd have a better chance with me, because they would
save the women and children first."

"Just as we thought," said Sir James.

"He said they were very important--that they might make all the
difference to the Allies. But, if it's all so long ago, and the war's
over, what does it matter now?"

"I guess history repeats itself, Jane. First there was a great hue
and cry over those papers, then it all died down, and now the whole
caboodle's started all over again--for rather different reasons. Then
you can hand them over to us right away?"