There was a small pocket-compass of the best quality, a plain-cased watch wound up and going, a map and a folded sheet of paper covered with typewriting.

Auchincloss fell to reading: GENERAL ORDERS You are to learn your specific orders by heart, and then destroy this paper.

You are to act on these orders, irrespective of every other man.

You are not to communicate the contents of this paper to any other.

This might upset the pre-arranged plan.