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I am glad I didn't killhim, I'm glad my bullet missed his heart. She had to talk to someone, if only it could have been Blaine. Assure them of my gratitude andmaterial appreciation. What was the first golden rule, Shasa? she prompted him.

They stared in silence andManfred went on. He and the diamonds were not far ahead of them. He feared very little, would attempt anything andsuffer much for what he wanted, but always he had followed someone else. The relentless Natal attack haddispirited him, and more than once he had been the victim of MaxTheunissen's robust play.