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Did he dare risk taking another pin out? “Why don’t you ask Desmond Mellor and Alex Fisher what they’ve been up to behind your back?”

“How did you know—”

The hand grenade had exploded in Sloane’s face, but Seb couldn’t resist one more sortie “You have a lot of enemies in the Square Mile, Sloane, and even one or two in your own office”

“It’s time for you to leave, Clifton”

“Yes, I’ you and your colleagues at nextI have so many questions for them, particularly for Mr Mellor, who see for both teams”

Sloane didn’t renade had exploded

Seb smiled for the first time, rose from his place, and turned to leave, when Sloane lobbed his own hand grenade

“I fear I won’t be seeing you again for some time, Sebastian”

“Why not?” de round

“Because at the last boardthat any outsider ished to join the board in future would be required to own ten percent of the company’s stock”

“You can’t do that,” said Seb, defiantly

“I can and I have,” said Sloane, “and I feel sure you’ll be pleased to hear that Mr Craig, the chief coiven our unani So I’ll see you in about five years’ tiet hold of ten percent, ould just have to pass another resolution”

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“HOW LONG DO YOU think you’ll be in Russia?” Giles asked Harry as he rose fro room for coffee

“Just a few hours, at ht”