“What do you know, sir, about the Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem, later called the Knights of Rhodes and other things?” Spade waved his cigar. “Not much—only what I remember from history in school—Crusaders or something.” “Very good. Now you don’t remember that Suleiman the Magnificent chased them out of Rhodes in 1523?” “No.” “Well, sir, he did, and they settled in Crete. And they stayed there for seven years until 1530 when they persuaded the Emperor Charles V to give them”—Gutman held up three puffy fingers and counted them—“Malta, Gozo, and Tripoli.” “Yes?” “Yes, sir, but
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