she blushed , and he nearly drew her into his arms . `` must be tough being so hot . '' what i dont understand is that your contacts are inside the very government that is after us . he lets us sail , and he lets us fight . '' `` and what if someone else got to him ? '' he didnt have the stomach for this kind of work . 'and it do n't take much intelligence to spot what you are , neither . ' `` what have you been up to ? '' 