There may have been many spies and intelligence officers during the Napoleonic Wars, but it is usually extremely difficult to find the material they actually provided or worked on.

在拿破仑战争时期，可能有许多间谍和情报军官，但是通常极难找到他们实际提供或者工作的材料。

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So I actually went and worked as consultant for another company in the industry for a few months and got to know they are sharing the space with Right Media.

我实际去了另一个公司当，顾问做了几个月，了解到他们和Right, Media有共同处。

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He then let reporters make their own calls to verify that the invention actually worked and that they weren't the victims of an elaborate hoax.

之后，他还让前来采访的媒体记者自己拨通了电话，以此证明这项新奇的发明的确有效，而并非是一个精心设下的唬人的骗局。

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She said one interviewee said they worked to "preserve bank holidays and if they did not actually go out, they hid".

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But more worrisome is the possibility Ryan's rah-rah actually worked for a while, convincing his players they were better than they were, and briefly pushed a mediocre team into an almost-contender.

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