"I'm afraid to give a counterorder right away," said Jim slowly.

An hour later they were ordered to deploy again, and this time no counterorder was issued.

Moltke was too shocked or too distant from the scene to think to issue a counterorder.

May I send to him for confirmation of your Grace's counterorder?'

A carefully worded command would hold up against anything but a counterorder rooted in a First Law situation.

He started a sa- lute as Major Reary's voice sounded a counterorder over the comm.

But if Your Reverence wishes to send a counterorder. . ." "I'm not interested in the recommendation.

Usually it was very difficult to divert the skipper from any procedure he had decided upon: he was fond of quoting Napoleon's "Order plus counterorder equals disorder."