We'll surely find it behind the sofa or a chair."
They searched the room eagerly, going over every inch of space, every
possible hiding place, but the plan was not there.
"Perhaps it's in the court," said the general. "It might have fluttered
out there. Raise the sash higher, Kenton. Let nobody make any noise.
We must be as quiet as possible about this. Luckily there's enough
moonlight now for us to find even a small scrap of paper in the court."
They stole through the window silently, one by one, and searched every
inch of the court's space. But nothing was in it, save the grass and the
flowers and the rosebushes that belonged there. They returned to the
room, and once more looked at one another in dismay.
"Shut the window entirely and lock the door, Kenton," said the general.
Harry did so. Then the general looked at them all, and his face was set
and very firm.
"We must all be searched," he said. "I know that every one of you is the
soul of honor. I know that not one of you has concealed about his person
this document which has suddenly become so valuable. I know that not
one of you would smuggle through to the enemy such a plan at any price,
no matter how large. Nevertheless we must know beyond the shadow of a
doubt that none of us has the map.
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