Colonel Lanser turned slightly toward his companion. “I think you know Mr. Corell,” he said. The Mayor said, “George Corell? Of course I know him. How are you, George?” Doctor Winter cut in sharply. He said, very formally, “Your Excellency, our friend, George Corell, prepared this town for the invasion. Our benefactor, George Corell, sent our soldiers into the hills. Our dinner guest, George Corell, has made a list of every firearm in the town. Our friend, George Corell!” Corell said angrily, “I work for what I believe in! That is an honorable thing.”
