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’This vendetta between you and Abel Rosnovski,’ said Jake Tho on for over thirty years Do you believe if we followed your plan that would be the end of the matter?’

’What else can thearound the room for support

’We can’t be sure until he does it, but with an eight per cent holding in the bank he has powers every bit as great as yours,’ said the new company secretary - not William’s choice, he talked too much ’And all we know is that neither of you seeh you have offered ten million to protect our financial position, if Rosnovski were continually to hold up policy decisions, call proxy oodwill of the bank, it would undoubtedly cause panic The bank and its subsidiary companies, to e have a duty as directors, would at best, be highly eht eventually collapse!

’No, no,’ said Willia we could meet him head on’

’The decision we have to make today,’ continued the company secretary, ’is whether there are any circumstances in which this board wants to meet Mr Rosnovski head on Perhaps we are bound to be the losers in the long run’

’Not if I cover the cost from my private trust,’ said Wil liam

’That you could do,’ said Jake Tho; er problems arise for the bank Now that Rosnovski can invoke Article Seven, he can play with us when and as he pleases The bank could be spending its entire ti to anticipate Abel Rosnovski’s every move’

Jake Thomas waited for the effect of what he had said to sink in William remained silent Then Thomas looked at William and continued: ’Now I must ask you a very serious personal question, Mr Chairman, which worries every one of us around this table, and I hope you’ll be nothing less than frank with us when answering it, however unpleasant thatwhat the question could be What had they been discussing behind his back? Who the hell did Jake Tho the initiative

’I will answer anything that the board requires,’ said Willia and no one to fear,’ he said, looking pointedly at Jake Thomas

’Thank you,’ said Jake Thomas ’Mr Chair a file to the justice Departton which caused Abel Rosnovski to be arrested and charged with fraud when at the same time you kneas a major shareholder of the bank’s?’

’Did he tell you that?’ demanded William ’Yes, he claims you were the sole reason for his arrest!