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`` And I , too , '' declared Chester . `` Well , '' interrupted the Frenchman , `` all we can do now is to wait and hope for the best . '' `` We at least have a fighting chance , '' spoke up the lieutenant , `` and that 's more than I ever expected to have again . '' `` It 's a long time between now and nine o'clock , '' said Chester . `` I think we all had better get some sleep . We are likely to need it before we get through . '' `` Right , '' replied the lieutenant .