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Will Bonner<br />

Margaret's shaking was now subsiding.<br />

"Get us all a drink please Margaret."<br />

There was no bloodshed. Dan had bumped his head on the way down,<br />

temporarily knocking him unconscious. No one spoke as they sipped their coffee,<br />

Will smiled inwardly. Margaret made terrible coffee but he didn't say anything, it<br />

wasn't an appropriate time.<br />

Dan looked up, Will thought he was going to burst into tears. "I've been a<br />

bloody fool again, haven't I?"<br />

"You sure have, what brought this on?"<br />

"Margaret was transferring me to Sydney and I just couldn't take it. I suppose<br />

I'm finished now."<br />

Margaret looked at Will. "What do you think Will?"<br />

"Only the three of us know what happened. If you can spare an agent to make<br />

certain he gets to Sydney and reports in, the incident can remain a secret between<br />

the three of us, that's if there's no more trouble."<br />

"I've got no relatives or family here, I won't be coming back." He looked<br />

across at Margaret. "I'm sorry I gave you trouble, it won't happen again."<br />

Will walked him down to his car and sat with him as it freewheeled down the<br />

driveway to where his own car was parked. Before he left Dan's car he turned to<br />

him. "I'm cheesed off with you. You're within a hair's breadth of getting what I<br />

threatened to do that night in your house!"<br />

"No, don't do that Will, I'll be off to Sydney tomorrow and out of your lives."<br />

"Just one more incident Dan and it could be disastrous for you." He nodded<br />

and drove off.<br />

Will parked his car next to the house and went back up. It looked as though<br />

Margaret had been shedding tears, it was not unusual in the aftermath of a<br />

traumatic occasion. "Are you okay now?"<br />

"Much better, I don't know what would have happened if you hadn't arrived.<br />

I'll be forever indebted to you."<br />

Will put his finger to his lips to stop her talking. "You owe me nothing."<br />

"After listening to your past the other evening I now know first hand what<br />

you've been up against."<br />

"I try not to think of the past, just today and the future. Get on the phone<br />

straightway and organize for someone to accompany Dan to Sydney. Keep your<br />

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