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Irene sed To one side, she could see Brada white To her other side, she could hear the hoarseness in Kai’s breathing This ambit by Wyndham, in case he wasn’t able to collect his prized bookIn expectation of his murder?! As just one more step in whatever relationship he’d had with Silver? As a deliberate ploy against Silver getting his hands on the book, or to hide it froe contained an Archaeopteryx skeleton,’ Ramsbottom went on, more nervous by the second, ‘and another parcel, to be forwarded elsewhere – ’ He stuttered to an anxious stop

‘And where would that be?’ Vale prompted

Ramsbottom hesitated ‘This is a matter of confidentiality, Mr Vale, and while I do know your connections with the police, I, ah, that is’ He trailed off, apparently unable to utter the words I’ to tell you

‘Mr Ramsbottom’ Vale stepped forward ‘Naturally I will not press the rateful if you could reassure e, should such a thing prove necessary’

‘Of course!’ Ra deeply relieved He tapped a ser ‘I have full details here of where the package went’

Then the door in the opposite side of the rooh, followed by his bland-looking manservant and half a dozen hairy men in cheap suits and bad hats ‘At last!’ he declai dra at Bradamant

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

‘What?’ Bradamant said, then quickly converted it to, ‘But, ah, how did you find us so quickly?’

Silver laughed merrily His hair, loose over his shoulders, tossed in a hich so, but failed to stir a single hair on the louche, bearded thugs who crowded in behind hi was as dirty and unkeant and stylish, and they all had eyebrohich met in the middle

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