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“WELL, THAT WAS interesting,” Thayu said when we were in the street. At times I wondered how much Isla she understood; and at other times, like this, I was sure that through a combination of knowledge and translation software, she had understood every single word in the room.
“I think we’ve got the basic gist of it. There’s more, but I don’t think Clovis is a major partner, so I’m not sure how much he’s worth bothering with at the moment. He’s merely a man who owns boats, and is opportunistic to the point of criminality. I think he does care about the Pengali, in his own, misguided way. I feel sorry for Juanita. I also think Clovis knows where Robert is. He is possibly inside that house, threatening Clovis. Unfortunately, a hunch is not going to be strong enough to make a case with th
