But he managed to take the blow onthe top of his forehead rather than in his unprotected face. Once again Colonel Brandt had placed the Mercedes at her disposal forthe evening. Then he shook his head. Once again they began pulling towards the shore, and Manfred askedsoftly, Who are the others? He indicated the three other oarsmen withhis chin.
Inthe headlights the faces of the running men were ugly with rage, theirmouths dark pits as they shouted at her. What you are saying is important, he told her carefully. He opened the false front of the winecask and stood aside as Manfred opened one of the waterproof canisters. The door beside her burst open just as the Daimler roared out of thecutting into the river-bed and Centaine was hurled out through it.
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