He did not quite resist the urge to roll his eyes.
"I have dozens of men quite capable of keeping the department from setting itself on fire, Mother," he remarked. "Besides, I'll liaise with my Spanish counterpart while in port."
"I have dozens of men quite capable of keeping the department from setting itself on fire, Mother," he remarked. "Besides, I'll liaise with my Spanish counterpart while in port."
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