Takere twitched in agitation but Chombo burst out laughing. Flies would seek a second opinion before settling on this man, the President decided. His mind ran back to Micklethwaite, the visiting British Minister, a man of phenomenally damp palms and absolutely no trace of respect.
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Since that conversation Micklethwaite had been sacked and replaced byyet another damp palm, but it would make no difference...
