“Okay,” Barney said finally. “Possibly you’re right.” “Well, so you learned a lot about yourself. And you can start again, Fineburg Crescent-wise.” Leo slapped him on the back. “Become a leader in your hovel; make it creative and productive or whatever hovels do. And you’ll be a spy for Felix Blau; that’s big-time.” Barney said, “I could have gone over to Eldritch.” “Yeah, but you didn’t. Who cares what you might have done?” “You think I did the right thing to volunteer for the service?” Leo said quietly, “Fella, what the hell else could you do?” There was no answer to that. And they both knew
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