"No."
"Good. Remember—if forced to it, Germany expects you to confess and to submit to the punishment. But we who direct you must be protected! Understand?"
"I am a German reservist," answered the foreman.
Rintelen bobbed his head slightly at the assertion. Then he leaned closer.
"Are your men experienced in the loading of a ship?"
"No—I've been working with practically new crews for the last three or four weeks."
"None of them are especially sharp—as concerns the right and wrong way of loading?"
"They all follow my orders. Besides, a number of my men are pro-Germans. I imported them for emergencies."
"Good. Be sure they are all at work in the morning. What's the boat at the docks now?"
"The Arsulus. Freighter. 2,400 tons."