They were unlikely companions, but as Gordon's tribulations increasedhe seemed to find solace with his own kind. He strode towards where General Gordon waited for him withhis staff, but he had not gone a dozen paces before the crowd closedround him and he was trapped like a fish in a net. Ryder saw the blisters in their palms. The thinner steel of the funnels wasriddled with holes.
He stooped over the tattered scrap of paper. Sorrowfully he had spoken the dread words: lTalaq!Talaq! Talaq! I divorce thee! Thus Bakhita ha Osman narrowed his eyes and brought the blade back along the sameroute, but faster, and then again, even faster. A mood of indecision and uncertainty descended on theregiment.
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