Thesound of it echoed weirdly in Hal's ears and he blinked uncertainly asthe brilliant African sunlight faded and his eyes were filled withshadows and darkness. The ship was acaravel named the Lady Edwina, after the mother whom the boy couldbarely remember. The Monomatapa will grant you another audience tomorrowmorning. Kimatti and Matesi were both knocked down to the Buzzard for well undera thousand guilders each.
Best the little fool does not let his father catch him playing thattrick. He opened his hand and in his palm lay a locket bearing aminiature of Edwina Courtney. The Buzzard glanced at her and spoke softly from the corner of hismouth. But no,her father was not Dutch.
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