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There ca of a loud-hailer A voice howled metallically, "Come on out, Limey And the doll Quick, or you'll fry in hell like your pal" To rub in the command, the bolt of flame spat briefly towards hiirl's body against his back She said hysterically, "I had to coht, Honey Keep behind me"

He had made up his mind There was no alternative Even if death was to come later it couldn't be worse than this kind of death Bond reached for the girl's hand and drew her after him out on to the sand

The voice howled "Stop there Good boy And drop the pea-shooter No tricks or the crabs'll be getting a cooked breakfast"

Bond dropped his gun So much for the Sainst this thing The girl whimpered Bond squeezed her hand "Stick it, Honey," he said "We'll get out of this somehow" Bond sneered at hi of an iron door being opened From the back of the dome a man dropped into the water and walked towards theun in his hand He kept out of the line of fire of the fla face He was a Chinese Negro, a big led from his left hand When he came closer, Bond saas handcuffs

The man stopped a few yards away He said, "Hold out your hands Wrists together Then walk towards et an extra navel"

Bond did as he was told When he ithin sweat-sun between his teeth and reached out and snapped the handcuffs o& Bond's wrists Bond looked into the face, gunmetal-coloured fro face It sneered at him "Dumb bastard," said the man

Bond turned his back on theto see Quarrel's body He had to say goodbye to it There was the roar of a gun A bullet kicked up sand close to his feet Bond stopped and turned slowly round "Don't be ' nervous," he said "I' to take a look at the man you've just un He laughed harshly "Okay Enjoy yourself Sorry we ain't got a wreath Coive the doll a toastin' Twocluot there and looked down His eyes and mouth winced Yes, it ha_d been just as he had visualized Worse He said softly, "I'round and scooped up a handful of cool sand between his manacled hands and poured it over the remains of the eyes Then he walked slowly back and stood beside the girl

The un They walked round the back of the machine There was a small square door A voice from inside said, "Get in and sit on the floor Don't touch anything or you get your fingers broke"

They scrambled into the iron box It stank of sweat and oil There was just room for theun followed theht and sat down on an iron tractor seat beside the driver He said, "Okay, Sah to steer by"

There was a row of dials and switches on the instrument panel The driver reached forward and pulled down a couple of the switches He put the h a narrow slit in the iron wall in front of him Bond felt the ine and they ainst his "Where are they taking us?" The whisper trembled

Bond turned his head and looked at her It was the first time he had been able to see her hair when it was dry Noas disarrayed by sleep, but it was no longer a bunch of rats' tails It hung heavily straight down to her shoulders, where it curled softly inwards It was of the palest ash blonde and shone alht She looked up at him The skin round her eyes and at the corners of her ed with an indifference he didn't feel He whispered, "Oh, I expect we're going to see Doctor No Don't worry too sters It'll be different with hi, I'll talk for both of us" He pressed her shoulder, [ "I like the way you do your hair I'lad you don't cut it too short"