Then histone was reflective: Tell me, Manie, your cousin, how old is she? 'Whichone? Manie asked without interest. l too! Therewere no newspapers on New Year's Day, but Centaine listened to the newsevery hour on the radio. Shasa had heard that prediction many times before, and he lookedto his grandfather for support. Twenty-man-Jones had gone ahead to the mine while Centaine stayed on forthree days in Windhoek to go over the paperwork with Abraham Abrahams.
He surveyed the trackahead. Not tooclose. He longed with all his soul for the clean night airin his lungs and the hot African sun on his face. Then after a while shewiped her eyes on her apron and made herself a cup of coffee Shasaparked the Jaguar across the road from Blaine Malcomess home, but he didnot get out at once.
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