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I GROANED AND SLID OUT of bed, found my clothes in the dark, took the gun from Thayu and padded out to the front door. When he had taken watch, Veyada dragged a chair out to the veranda, and I sat there. The seat was cold and damp from the chill air.
The night was absolutely still. The moonlight shone on the dewdrops on the grass on either side of the driveway. From my position, I could just see the moonlight reflecting on the top bar of the fence and gate which poked over the grassy hill. The bush on the other side was absolutely quiet. The resident wallabies sat in the far corner, grazing.
I was sure the fence had “accidentally” been closed because Mr Kluysters wanted me out of the picture for a bit longer. It was the way sophisticated people conducted kidnappings, because they cou
