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Strouserand turned to leave "Since you won't listen to reason, I have nothing more to say Good day to you, Arthur"

"Before you leave, Gabe, I have a present for you"

"I want nothing frorily

"This, you will appreciate" Dorsett laughed uncharitably "On second thought, perhaps you won't" He motioned with one hand "Now, Boudicca, now"

In one swiftwoman suddenly appeared behind Strouser and pinned his arled for adazedly at Dorsett

"What is theof this? I demand that you unhand me"

Dorsett looked at Strouser and spread his hands disarlected to eat your lunch, Gabe

I can't allow you to leave hungry You et the idea that I'm inhospitable"

"You're crazy if you think you can intimidate me"

"I' to inti to feed you"

Strouser looked lost He shook his head in disgust and began an unequal struggle to break free of Boudicca's embrace

At a nod of Dorsett's head, Boudicca rasped him under the chin with one hand and bent his head backward, face up Then Dorsett produced a large plastic funnel and stuffed the lower end between Strouser's lips and teeth The expression in the dia terror His htened her hold around him

"Ready, Daddy," she said, leering in cruel anticipation

"Since you live and breathe diamonds, my old friend, you can eat them too," said Dorsett as he lifted a s on the table and began pouring a strearade, one-carat dia one hand to pinch the nostrils of his victi in the air, but his arhtly as if he were trapped by a python

Out of sheer terror, Strouser tried desperately to s the stones, but there were too many Soon his throat could hold no more and his body's convulsions became less frantic as he choked for air and quickly suffocated