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He had dreamed of his father's hand, reeking of gangrene, that hadreached across from the far side of the grave and he struggled up fromunder the blanket. He crawled up the beach, fell face down on the wet sand and lay like adead man. h Verwoerd was now one of the leadingAfrikaans intellectuals and a champion of his people's nationalistaspirations. on their last afternoonthey climbed the slope behind the shack, wading hand in hand through thebright banks of wild blooms.

Should Shasa go home to Oxford or Cambridge, or will that count againsthim later when he goes to the electorate? They had come down from Natal for Sir Garry'sbirthday, and the week before they had all climbed Table Mountain forthe traditional birthday picnic. Hendrick sat quietly, withhis tongue exploring his shattered mouth, running it over the jaggedstumps of his front teeth, considering his brother's cold logic. It was rage, blind hopeless rage, and it grew stronger over the daysthat followed, seeming to climax as he marc