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' 'You did? You were still at New Jerusalem when I left. But Zeb is a wonder. 'What's this I hear about you two?' he burst out. It's the only catch.

I'm taking you off field work. That doesn't matter. An Oxford accent partially masked the underlying clipped, flat, nasal twang of the native Australian. 'You're here, aren't you? Don't despise your luck.