Who else?"We"d been working on them all week," Annette confirmed. "We"d got about half way through them."
"Well, you might have to excavate again to prove that they stole what you stole in the first place!" Ray said drily. "Is the university likely to consider taking action?"
"Doubtful when you put it like that," Tony said. "I don"t think they"ll want to get bogged down in a legal quagmire. It looks as if that dig"s well and truly over."
"And the Pen Crags people have beaten us all," Annette said sadly.
As they were leaving the storage room Ray turned to Tony.
"Did you say anything to Charles about what we’d discussed?"
"I spoke to him last night and he listened quietly until I"d finished. Then he nodded gravely and stuck up his thumb. So I guess he accepts your arguments. I"m really
