We made it! Shasa shouted, amazed at their achievement, and as thewords left his lips something hit him in the face. Then he drew a kettle of fresh water from the rainwater tankbeside the back door and heated it over the stove. He could feel ithappening now, and his mortification and guilt forced hot blood up intohis face. Once we are clear of the lane it's a straight run out onto themain road to Windhoek, we'll be clear in a matter of seconds.
We have won time, Hendrick guessed. Was it at this stage that Lothar De La Rey intervened? Centaine rousedherself. Both of them were silent, Shasa waiting for her to speak, and Centainetrying to find the words to tell him. Then hismother's reaction, that sudden high colour coming up her throat into herchecks and something in her
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