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Without a preliminary knock, without a warning of any kind, the door leading to the private office of Captain John Dolman, chairman of directors of the shipping firm of John Dolman and Sons, Limited, was opened, and in walked a truculent individual with all the arrogance of a bloated capitalist or a labour boss.
Captain John Dolman looked up from his desk, surprised at this sudden intrusion, and the muscles of his weather browned face twitched ominously, as he took stock of his uninvited visitor.