Shout at the Devil

I would appreciate payment in gold, on or before 25th September, 1912, and I will take the necessary steps to collect same personally.

Yours sincerely, Fly

(Citizen of The United States of America).

After much heavy thought, Fly

He had considered signing himself "United States Ambassador to Africa', but had discarded the idea on the grounds that Governor Schee knew damned well that he was no such thing. However, there was no harm in reminding him of Fly

Satisfied that the only response to his demands would be a significant increase in Governor Schee's blood pressure, Fly

Fly

These days, visiting Sebastian was much like trying to arrange an interview with the Pope. Sebastian was securely under the maternal protection of Rosa O'Fly

Fly

"What do you want?" Rosa greeted him affectionately.

She was sitting on the foot of Sebastian's bed.

"Hello, hello," said Fly

"I suppose you're looking for a drinking companion,"

accused Rosa.

"Good Lord, no!" Fly

"Much better, thank you." In fact, Sebastian was looking very chirpy indeed. Freshly shaved, dressed in one of Fly

He was steadily putting on weight again as Rosa and Na

The metaphor which had come naturally into Fly

Furthermore, her feet, which were usually bare about the house, were now neatly clad in store-bOLight patent leather, and, by Jesus, she was wearing a sprig of bougainvillaea tucked into the shiny black slick of her hair. The tip of her long braid, which was usually tied carelessly with a thong of leather, flaunted a silk ribbon.

Now, Fly

He did, however, recognize that the sooner he sent Sebastian on his way, the safer it would be.

"Well, that's fine, Bassie," he boomed genially. "That's just fine. Now, I'm sending bearers down to Beira to pick up supplies, and I just thought they might as well get some clothes for you while they were there."

"Well, thank you very much, Fly

"Might as well do it properly." Fly

I say, that is jolly decent of you."

And completely out of character, thought Rosa O'Fly

"The boots and the hat will be a problem," Fly

"And what do you mean by that, Fly

"Nothing, just nothing at all." Hurriedly Fly

Some time later, Mohammed and the bearers returned from the shopping expedition to Beira, and he and Fly

"Did you get it? "demanded Fly

"Five boxes of gin I left in the cave behind the waterfall at the top of the valley," whispered Mohammed, and Fly

Mohammed produced it from under his tunic. Fly