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583 pages, Hardcover
First published October 1, 1968
"There's been many a one," the old postman said, "who's saved himself just by not doing his duty at the right time."
"Then he's never done his duty at all," my father said curtly."
"'The rats are boarding the new ship," Nansen said. "You'd think they'd keep quiet, play possum, alone in the dark with their shame. But you've hardly heaved a sigh of relief, and there they are again. I knew they'd be back one of these days, but I never dreamt they'd be as quick as this. You can only wonder which is greater, their ability to forget or their utter shamelessness."