Around the time of General de Lattre’s escape from prison, Raymond reached Cairo. There he found a line of officers waiting outside the door to Major Dutton’s office. One of the officers told Raymond they were waiting to volunteer for Dutton’s mission. As this was the OSS, no facts about the mission were available. There wasn’t even confirmation that there really was a mission. But anything was better than sitting around Cairo watching the sand blow down the streets, the man told Raymond. Dutton was in a rage at the moment, so no one dared to enter his office. Raymond made his way past them and closed the door behind him.
“Goddamn Royal Navy,” Dutton yelled, as he threw a handful of papers into a trash can. Then he saw Raymond standing by the closed door. “And who the hell are you?”
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