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| 37 | 176 | View more quotes about indeed">Indeed, he had, in the absence of other intelligence, organized a small army, recruited from a dozen cities, to close the mouth of the Alexandra, to prevent the exiting of this ship, should it exist. |
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| 37 | 173 | Many sent had failed to return, and those who had returned had nothing of substance to report. |
| 37 | 174 | Ships sent to the mouth of the Alexandra had discovered nothing, and some apparently had fallen to pirates. |
| 37 | 175 | It took me little time to discover that the employer had considerable, if finite, resources at his disposal. |
| 37 | 176 | Indeed, he had, in the absence of other intelligence, organized a small army, recruited from a dozen cities, to close the mouth of the Alexandra, to prevent the exiting of this ship, should it exist. |
| 37 | 177 | But even for his resources, this would be an expense which might ruin cities, and leagues of cities. |
| 37 | 178 | He was thus in desperate need of intelligence. |
| 37 | 179 | He must discover if the ship existed, and, if so, ascertain its location. |