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Argo still paced the bridge on guard . Presently we saw the figure of Wolfgar join him . The two spoke together a moment ; then Argo disappeared ; Wolfgar paced back and forth on guard in his place . At 2:30 the Inter-Allied announcer -- for half an hour past quite silent -- brought us to our feet , his monotone droning from the disc in our instrument room : _ `` Greater New York , Inter-Allied Unofficial 2:27 A. M. Tarrano replies to the Earth Council Ultimatum ... '' _ Our start woke up Elza . Together we rushed into the instrument room . _ `` With many hours yet before the Earth Council Ultimatum expires , it is unofficially reported that Tarrano has sent his note in answer . Its text , we are reliably informed , is now in the hands of our Governments at Great London , Greater New York , Tokyohama and Mombozo .