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The Lion of Petra

CHAPTER III
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We've no veto.

I don't hold with murder; it sets a bad example and turns loose a horde of individual trouble-makers who were under something like control before.

It might be easy to have him murdered; you see how easy old Woolly-wits thought it might be.

Murder has always been the solution of politics in the Old World right down to date; and look where they're at in consequence!" "You must have some idea to go on," I suggested.
"What's your plan ?" "They say I look a bit like Ali Higg." "But what then?
Haven't you a plan--nothing you mean to try first ?" "Oh yes.

_Chercher la femme."_ "So there's a woman in it ?" "You bet! Ali Higg's no born statesman.


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