Microbes of Power (Wallace of the Secret Service Series)
“Immediately a knife hissed through the air; stuck quivering within a few inches of his head. He withdrew, but not before he had shot the knife-thrower.‘Three shots,’ he remarked. ‘People in the neighbourhood should be beginning to sit up and take notice by now, unless they sleep very heavily hereabouts.’Apparently their assailants thought the same. They suddenly launched a determined attack on the car. The saloon shook ominously as they clambered on the roof. Somebody with an axe began to make ...desperate onslaughts. Shannon looked grave; it would not take them long to break their way in, whereupon he and Barbara would be taken at a serious disadvantage. Better, he thought, under the circumstances to get out into the open, though it would be difficult to protect the girl out there.‘As soon as I open the door and jump out,’ he muttered urgently, ‘follow and keep behind me. No trying to stand by my side and fight them. Use my body as a buffer – it’s big enough – understand?’‘But—’‘Don’t argue; obey orders!’ he snapped.Part of the roof came in on top of him, the axe wielded by the man above following it, and swishing past his head.MoreLess
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