He thrust themuzzle into the back of Llewellyn's head and pulled the trigger. He lost his grip on theslippery face, and fell backwards. ow John's wrist, severing the sinews so that theman's fingers opened involuntarily and the knife dropped to thetiles. He flung on hiscanvas sea-jacket and fled up the ladder to the deck.
As herecoiled Schreuder came after him with a series of lightning ripostesthat made his blade glint and glitter like a sunbeam. Hal watched Sukeena mount the stairs, moving with the lightness andalacrity of an autumn leaf in a gust of wind. Two other lads of the same age crawled out of the hut, shivering,muttering and scratching, and all three went to the cattle pen. Peter Miller.
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