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Now, I see in this dreadful experience a possible reason for the transforunman of recent years In him was, I believe, born on that day a cold-blooded desire to avenge himself on all humanity That the elephant had run amok and trampled many innocent people, that the man truly responsible was his handler, and that the police were only doing their duty, would be, psychopathologically, either forgotten or deliberately suppressed by a youth of hot-blooded stock whose subconscious had been so deeply lacerated At all events, Scaraa's subsequent career requires so forward nosis from the known facts

M rubbed the bowl of his pipe thoughtfully down the side of his nose Well, fair enough! He turned back to the file

I have coed sexual potency when seen in relation to his profession It is a Freudian thesis, hich I aree, that the pistol, whether in the hands of an anificance for the owner as a syan--and that excessive interests in guns (eg, gun collections and gun clubs) is a fora for a particularly showy variation of weapon and his use of silver and gold bullets clearly point, I think, to his being a slave to this fetish--and, if I aed sexual prowess, for the lack of which his gun fetish would be either a substitute or a compensation I have also noted, froazine, one fact which supportshis accomplishments, Time notes, but does not comment upon, the fact that this man cannot whistle Now it may only be myth, and it is certainly not medical science, but there is a popular theory that a man who cannot whistle has homosexual tendencies (At this point, the reader e, help to prove or disprove this item of folklore!--CC)

M hadn't whistled since he was a boy Unconsciously his mouth pursed and a clear note was emitted He uttered an i

So I would not be surprised to learn that Scara to the wider iune as compensation for the inferiority complex, and here I will quote some well-turned phrases of a certain Mr Harold L Peterson in his preface to his finely illustrated The Book of the Gun (published by Paul Hamlyn) Mr Peterson writes:

"In the vast array of things man has invented to better his condition, few have fascinated hiun Its function is simple; as Oliver Winchester said, with nineteenth-century co balls' But its ever-increasing efficiency in perfor this task, and its awesoiven it treical appeal

"For possession of a gun and the skill to use it enorunner's personal power, and extends the radius of his influence and effect a thousand tith resides in the gun, thedisadvantaged The flashing sword, the couched lance, the bent longbow perforun's power is inherent and needs only to be released A steady eye and an accurate aioes, bearing the gunner's wish or intention swiftly to the targetPerhaps un has shaped the course of nations and the destiny of th" would becoer over these esoterica The support for my premise is well expressed in Mr Peterson's sinewy prose and--though I would substitute the printing press for the gun in his concluding paragraph-- his points are well taken The subject, Scaraa, is, in ainst the father figure (ie, the figure of authority) and a sexual fetishist with possible homosexual tendencies He has other qualities which are self-evident froard to the daht upon the personnel of the SS, I conclude that his career should be terminated with the utmost dispatch--if necessary by the inhuent of equal courage and dexterity can be ned "CC"]

Beneath, at the end of the docket, the Head of the Caribbean and Central Aned "CA" To this Chief of Staff had added, in red ink, "Noted COS"

M gazed into space for perhaps five reen ink, scrawled the word Action? followed by the italic, authoritative M

Then he sat very still for another five ned James Bond's death warrant

4The Stars Foretell

There are few less prepossessing places to spend a hot afternoon than Kingston International Airport in Ja the runway out into the harbour to take the big jets, and little was left over for the coers Jaht froo before he could continue the roundabout journey to Havana He had taken off his coat and tie and now sat on a hard bench gloo the contents of the In-Bound shop with its expensive scents, liquor, and piles of overdecorated native ware He had had luncheon on the plane, it was the wrong time for a drink, and it was too hot and too far to take a taxi into Kingston even had he wanted to He wiped his already soaking handkerchief over his face and neck and cursed softly and fluently

A cleaner ahout the Caribbean, proceeded to sweep very s a boneless hand into a bucket to sprinkle water over the dusty ceh the slatted jalousies a srove swaone There were only two other passengers in the "lounge," Cubans perhaps, with jippa-jappa luggage A ainst the opposite wall and stared fixedly at Ja ot up and went over to the shop He bought a Daily Gleaner and returned to his place Because of its inconsequence and occasionally bizarre choice of news the Gleaner was a favourite paper of Bond's Ale was taken up with new ganja laws to prevent the consumption, sale, and cultivation of this local version of marijuana The fact that de Gaulle had just sensationally announced his recognition of Red China was boxed well down the page Bond read the whole paper--"Country Newsbits" and all--with the minute care bred of desperation

His horoscope said: "CHEER UP! Today will bring a pleasant surprise and the fulfilood fortune by watching closely for the golden opportunity when it presents itself and then seizing it with both hands" Bond set on the scent of Scara in HavanaIt was not even certain that Scaraa was there This was a last resort For six weeks, Bond had been chasing his man round the Caribbean and Central America He had missed him by a day in Trinidad and by only a matter of hours in CaracasNow he had rather reluctantly taken the decision of try and ferret hiround, hich Bond was barely familiar At least he had fortified himself in British Guiana with a diplomatic passport, and he was now "Courier" Bond with splendidly engraved instructions fro in Havana and return with it He had even borrowed the famous Silver Greyhound, the British Courier's embleet a few hundred yards' start, this would at least give him sanctuary in the British Eain him out If he could find his et away fro If, if, ifBond turned to the advertiseht his eye It was so typically "old" JamaicaThis is what he read:

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