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I told him the whole story , and he promised to help me . A few hours ago he sent for me again and -- '' the priest smiled at his hearers ' evident anxiety to hear the details -- `` and everything will be all right now . We are to see the Minister as soon as he returns from the banquet . He will probably be back by one o'clock , and he will listen -- and listen well -- to what I have to say . The guard will be off before we leave , and Ruth will be at the hotel before noon . '' `` But , Father , '' said Mark , `` how can you do it ? The State Department can not get into this thing officially -- can not interfere at all .