“Who, how or why the ten groups chosen to go from the Ceres orlop had been selected no one knew, save that Mr. Hanks and Mr. Sykes had a list and worked from it. The ages of those going varied from fifteen to sixty; most of them (as all the old hands knew) were unskilled, and some of them were sick. Mr. Hanks and Mr. Sykes ignored such considerations; they had their list and that, it seemed, was that.William Stanley from Seend and the epileptic Mikey Dennison were hopping from foot to foot in gl...ee because they were not on the list. Life on the Ceres orlop was comfortable, there would soon be fresh fleeces.“Bastards!” Bill Whiting hissed. “Look at them gloat!”The door opened; four new convicts were thrust inside. Will Connelly and Neddy Perrott squawked simultaneously.“Crowder, Davis, Martin and Morris from Bristol,” explained Connelly. “They must have been sent from Bristol just for this.”Bill Whiting gave Richard a broad wink. “Mr. Hanks! Oh, Mr. Hanks!” he called.“What?”MoreLessRead More Read Less
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