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The one with the gun said politely, 'You are a hostage, Miss Brinton'
'A hostage?' She felt incredulous disbelief 'For what?'
'We have grievances which ish to have heard,' he said 'Until they are heard, you will remain here'
'But I' to do with your country,' she protested
'You are the woman of the chairman of Unex,' he said clumsily 'All of Jedhpur know you visit him at the palace He ish you to be released He will persuade the King to hear us'
'What if it doesn't work out like that?' she asked 'What if the King refuses to come to terms?'
They looked at each other, then the ed 'Too bad for you'
Marie sat down suddenly on the edge of the bed Her legs had turned to water
Theat her They had a quick, whispered conference, then the one with a gun cahly, 'You ish to have a wo, but is not here yet Is there anything you want?'
She glanced at hiht wryly 'I would like some water,' she said quietly
He gestured to one of the others, ent out and ca
Marie drank thirstily, then began to wonder if she had been wise to drink unboiled water One of the first things she had learnt since arriving was that it was dangerous to drink unboiled water since so many of the rivers were heavily polluted
'When the woun said
One of the others said soun looked at her
'It will be curry We have no English food'