The three of them eyed each other in dismay.If someone really did tip her off,the third pointed out,
she'll have made herself scarce. We'll only be wasting time if we go on looking for her here.
What do you suggest, then?″ ″I say we should notify headquarters at once, so they can launch a full-scale manhunt.
The first thing they'll ask us - and quite rightly so - is whether we've made a thorough search of the immediate neighbourhood.
″Very well,″ said the first speaker, ″let's search the area first, but if the girl's well clear of it already, we'll be making a big mistake.
″Nonsense,″ snapped his colleague. ″Even if she is, headquarters can still launch a full-scale manhunt using every available agent.
The girl won't escape - she doesn't stand a chance. Right, gentlemen, let's get going. You all know what's at stake.
Many of the local inhabitants lay awake that night, wondering why so many cars kept racing past their windows.
Even the narrowest side streets and roughest farm tracks resounded until daybreak with a roar of traffic more usually heard on major roads.
No one could sleep a wink. All this time, Momo was trudging slowly through the city in the wake of her new-found friend, the tortoise.
The city never slept nowadays, however late the hour.
Interminable streams of people surged through the streets, jostling and elbowing each other aside.
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