“When your comment is needed, Sergeant Foster, it will be asked for,” Franz said coldly. Lemmering had thrown the merest glance toward Tannenbaum.
“Of course you may go, Corporal Christiansen,” Franz said to Lemmering. “Be back in no more than an hour and a half. I don’t need to tell you that until we find a reasonably important target, plus a reasonably good chance of success, we will do nothing to jeopardize our mission.”
“Thank you, sir.” Lemmering stood at attention. “I will do nothing to jeopardize our mission.”
“What a man!” Erich didn’t speak until a whole minute after Lemmering’s departure. He was unable to disguise either his distaste or his respect or to conceal a certain shakiness.
“Yes,” Franz said, less coldly than before, “he’s quite a man.”
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