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How long has that other crew been in , sir ? '' `` Not more than a half-hour . They are taking on their fuel now , being assisted by a couple of Burghers . They advised us that they would probably remain here until noon , being tired from their long flight from Aden . I do n't know ; why , but the slender man with the dark skin and mustache particularly requested me to see that you knew this intention of theirs . '' The flyers thought this was rather strange . Why should the _ Clarion 's _ crew remain so long in Colombo , when their interests in the race demanded as much time put into flying as possible ?