"The commitment is a moral one, a question of honour," Finkle-McGraw 
said. "That such an engineer falls into trouble is evidence of mere 
hypocrisy on his part. We are inclined to overlook this sort of routine 
caducity. If he goes on to behave treasonously, then that of course is a 
different matter; but if he plays his role well and provides information of 
value to Her Majesty's Joint Forces, then he has rather deftly parlayed a small 
error into a grand act of heroism. You may be aware that it is not unusual for 
heroes to receive knighthoods, among other more tangible rewards."