’Evenso。Hewasagoodmanandmywife’scousin，andnowI
havenoengineer。OnlyafoolofaboyfromHamburg。Ihavejustcomefromwiringtomyownersforafreshman，butevenifhecomesbythequickesttrainhewillscarcelyovertakeusbeforeViennaorevenBuda。’
Isawlightatlast。
’Wewillgotogether，’Isaid，’andcancelthatwire。Forbehold，HerrCaptain，Iamanengineer，andwillgladlykeepaneyeonyourboilerstillwegettoRustchuk。’
Helookedatmedoubtfully。