We are men once again, Hendrickagreed, and leaned across to embrace Manfred. Blaine sippedhis drink, pleased that his trust in Shasa Courtney had been so soonvindicated. The miles drifted back behind them. He paused, and she knew there was more, but shewaited quietly for him to make up his mind to tell her.
I stand at the beginning of an enterprise which I do not yet understand,he thought. Those are our bread and butter stones, Twenty-man-Jones remarked. It will be close,he whispered, and we'll have to fire and cut and hone,but we should be able to pay costs, and perhaps even turn a small profitstill, depending upon the floor price that De Beers sets. Hendricklifted him until their eyes were inches apart, and he smiled into hisface, exposing the mangled black pit of his own mouth,
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