Thief of Time - Easy

'The clock should not be started yet!' said Lady LeJean, not taking her eyes off the other Auditors.

'But you asked me... We've been... It's all set up!'

'There may be ... problems! I think we should see another week of testing!'

But there weren't problems, she knew. Jeremy had built the thing as if he'd built a dozen like it before. It had been all Lady LeJean could do to spin things out this long, especially with the Igor watching her like a hawk.

'What is your "name", young person?' said Mr White to Jeremy.

The clockmaker backed away. 'Jeremy,' he said, 'and I... I don't understand, Mr, er, White. A clock tells the time. A clock isn't dangerous. How can a clock be a problem? It's a perfect clock!’

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The Thief of Time - p219-220