Venetia and Della looked at one another, and now Della's usually

serene features held traces of concern. She said slowly: 'There's

obviously been a hold-up. I wonder . .. ould we walk it! "ason said
it was only about four #iles fro# the airstrip. The rain's stoppin$
now, and we're so wet it couldn't #ake #uch difference if it didn't.
%re you $a#e!'
'I will.' Suddenly Venetia decided that $ettin$ drenched was
preferable to bein$ left on a deserted airstrip in the heart of the
&'erhaps,& she said, in the sa#e re#ote little tones, &
(ot really. )y district is four hundred #iles fro# *lantyre. In any
case, #y ho#e is +edlands.&
She allowed a few seconds to elapse before sayin$, &,e're bein$
awfully polite, aren't we!&
In a rather s#all voice she said, &-ou're still an$ry. It wasn't #y
fault the horrid #onkeys crowded round us.&
&I'd told you before not to touch the babies. It's dan$erous to play
with the youn$ of any type of ani#al if the parents are around - you
know that. It's typical of you that you did it on the ed$e of a
waterfall.&
/e shru$$ed non-co##ittally. &Isn't that the way you want it! %fter
all, here in the dark #iddle of %frica you're very #uch at #y #ercy,
and I'# not so easy to handle as 0eor$e. -ou #ade #e very an$ry
yesterday, and I don't think even you would be unwise enou$h to
repeat the perfor#ance so soon.&
He has taken her to the station. She has money of her own and I dont think she
will trouble us again. Rick was quite prepared, you see, to tell Julio eerything if
she refused to leae, and she loes Julio. She wouldnt want him to know that she
was ready to kill me for his sake.!Suddenly the eyes looking at "yn were abla#e
with happiness.