Passage By Night (V5)
“It was perched spectacularly on the edge of a small plateau which jutted from the side of the mountain like a shelf. Beyond it, there were only the cliffs dropping a hundred feet into the sea.He was in the rear seat, an armed soldier on either side of him, and Rojas sat up front with the driver. The walls of the ancient fortress were pierced for cannon and the gates stood open. They slowed for the sentry to raise a long wooden swing bar and Rojas turned and smiled.'Spectacular, is it not, Senor... Manning?' Manning looked up at the great archway and the grim towers beyond. 'All it needs are a couple of heads on spikes over the gate.''An old English custom, I believe. To encourage the others. Any particular head you'd like to see up there?''Kurt Viner's would do for a start.'Rojas chuckled harshly. 'That's what I like about you. Straight to the point. No beating about the bush.''It didn't take much working out,' Manning said as the jeep moved forward. 'It couldn't be anyone else.''A logical deduction.MoreLess
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