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and displaying the corresponding colour tone expressing the word in his language.

In time Mullon managed to establish a common strategy with the dwarfs against HollanderтАЩs
machinations although the existence of such a plan was no guarantee that the creatures would abide by it
when the situation became critical. There were far too many sources of misunderstanding between man
and dwarf to do more than plot the general outline of a plan. Mullon considered it a considerable
accomplishment that both sides at least knew what they were talking about.

Mullon was racking his brains trying to anticipate HollanderтАЩs intentions. He knew from Milligan, who
had interrogated one of HollanderтАЩs guards, that he first waited for FreddyтАЩs and MilliganтАЩs return from
the jungle. Now that he knew that at least Milligan had reached the vicinity of Greenwich, Hollander
would presumably try to capture Milligan and Freddy. Mullon didnтАЩt believe Hollander could succeed
but, in view of HollanderтАЩs perseverance, he expected him to show up at their retreat one of these days.
The blue dwarfs constituted too much of a problem to Hollander for them to be ignored indefinitely.

Hollander was most likely to send an investigating team first to their compound in an effort to make
contact with the dwarfs. If he were encouraged by the result of his initial feelers, he would probably take
the next step and dispatch as many helicopters as possible to the dwarfs in order to impose his will on
them. He was not averse to the use of force.

In MullonтАЩs opinion this would be the most logical way for Hollander to proceed. His own defence plan
was conceived with the assumption in mind that Hollander would act according to MullonтАЩs expectations
and Mullon considered this to be taking a calculated risk.



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"Do you hear it?" Chellish asked.

"Yes," Mullon confirmed. "A copter."

Chellish got up. "I guess we better go to our bunkers."

As Chellish was leaving, Mullon called him back. "Wait a minute, Chellish!"

Chellish stopped and turned around. The buzzing noise of the helicopter grew louder. Mullon put his
hand in his pocket and offered Chellish the pistol which he had taken away from him at the bank of the
river. "Take it," he said. "It might come in handy in case something goes wrong."

Chellish raised his eyebrows and hesitated for a moment. Then he took the weapon and stuck it under
his wide belt. "Thank you," he replied simply. "YouтАЩre a green grape (Newly evolved slang replacing
"Good Egg"), Mullon."

Freddy and Milligan came out of their tents when they heard the noise of the helicopter.

"TheyтАЩre at it again," Mullon warned.
 Milligan trudged up the mound and entered the highest of the entrances which led down to the living