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But hehad gone over this many times already, and he turned back to his desk. I will not hesitateto have this court cleared, he warned, and once again a hush settledover the courtroom. it took eight days to make the journey to Johannesburg. Manfred travelled alone.

Theylined up, shivering and sleepy under the floodlights, answered to theroll-call. Tall and austere in appearance, he cut a formidable figure as he strodeinto the library of Weltevreden which Centaine had plac quickly down the line and watching the fire run down the twistedwhite fuses, turning them sizzling black in the swirl of blue smoke. it camesailing in a high parabola from the back of the hall and burst on thetable in front of Tara, a brown paper bag fi