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berries, if nothing else."

"But you don't know where we are." She seemed suddenly to
think he should.

"I don't think we're in Africa." This was the first time he had
admitted thisтАФeven to himself."

"But we have to be. How else couldтАФ?"

"I haven't the faintest idea. In fact, I don't even think it's
worth worrying about. Why don't we talk about something else
instead?"

She smiled suspiciously. "I ought to warn you I'm trained at
hand-to-hand combat. I can break your back with my little
ringer."

"I don't think that will be necessary. Why don't you tell
meтАФlet me seeтАФwhy don't you tell me what you were doing in
that village?"

She pointed to his arm. "Shooting you, of course."

"I know. Before that, I mean."

"My father is a botanist. He works for the UN. We were here
as part of the famine relief corps. All we wanted to do wasтАФ"
Suddenly, she broke off. Waller saw, to his amazement, that she
was crying.
 He started to approach her, then thought better than that. "Is
something wrong?" he asked.

She looked at him with wide red eyes. "It's just thatтАФ well, my
father. HeтАФhe never harmed anyone in his life. Do you
happenтАФhe had left the village about an hour before you
cameтАФdo you know what happened to him?"

"No. Why should I?"

"Well, I thought your peopleтАФthey didn'tтАФ"

"No. We aren't concerned with UN people. They may be
stupid but they're not dangerous. I'm sure your father is all right.
If he isn't, it wasn't us that did it."

"At least my father is trying to help people. I don't think you
should call him stupid."

"Help? How?"