“And?” asked Thomas.
“They know nothing. He isn’t back yet.”
“For this you brought us out here?” asked Henry, startling them all. He grinned as they glared at him, and leaned against a tall, thin gravestone carved as a tree-trunk. “I think you could have imparted that in the middle of a theology lecture and no one would have noticed.”
“True enough,” said Benjamin. “What did you come up with?”
“An idea.” Henry tilted his head towards George and Eileen. “Are you aware that those two aren’t allowed to be here?”
“Can you say it any louder?” asked Thomas. “I’m sure someone in the observatory didn’t hear you.”
“I’ll try harder next time,” Henry sat himself on the grass next to Benjamin.
For a long moment no one said anything, then Benjamin sighed. “All right, Henry. What’s your idea?”
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