23/26 The moon serves then. "But on that night, of all others, my hands are full. To begin with, we are half-expecting the Millennium." "The Millennium, _hein_ ?" echoed M.Dupin in his turn. "I do not know her." "It's not a boat," the Major explained. "It's a--well, in fact, we are not altogether sure what it may turn out to be. |