"Lentz would do his best to fool them."
This meant nothing to me. Had Alan been here, how well he would have understood it!
"Yes. But Lea and San are persistent. You should have laid plans, master, to capture that tower."
Turber smiled wryly. "I suppose so. But I've been busy, Jonas. If Lentz had any sense he would have wrecked the tower for me."
"And left himself stranded? You expect too much, Master. Lentz wants to join us."
I could only partially understand. But it was clear that Turber wanted to shake off pursuit. He was planning to stop in 1664. He wanted no interference there.
If I had known that presently Alan would be speeding there in the tower to help me!
There was just a moment when Nanette and I were left alone. Turber went out of the room with Jonas. Bluntnose, the Indian, sat at his dials. But he was some distance away and his back was toward us.
I moved to Nanette. I touched her. I whispered:
"Nanette."