The mukoro pulled swiftly away, and the bull submerged in a huge swirlof green water as if to cover his embarrassment at his own ineffectualperformance. Blaine frowned. They could havebeen brothers, both slight of build but wiry and dapper, both withlittle silver goatee beards and disreputable old hats upon their heads. It was impossible to look on the hideous injury without feeling pity,and it took Blaine a few seconds to steel himself to what he had to do.
We'd be forever digging out the wheels, she agreed. 'It's allbeen gone before. When she reached the spot where the telegraph linecrossed the river and looked down the bank she immediately recognizedthe remnants of Lothar's camp. Swiftly they gathered up their caps and bannersand in a group trotted away, past the two police constables who werestanding at the mouth of the alley trying to look disinterested.
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