Golden Lion by Wilbur Smith

8/20/2019 Golden Lion by Wilbur Smith

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Odsl gy ]fdgur Rkftc

Qce Emyptfoi Rerfes

Wfver Mla

Qce Reveitc Rbrldd ]ordlbj

Qce _uest Aesert Mla

Qce Blurtiey Rerfes

]cei tce Dfli HeeasQce Rluia lh Qcuiaer

O Rporrlw HoddsQce Gurifim Rclre^lwer lh tce Rwlra

Wome O Qfke tl Afe

Mldaei Hlx Gfras lh ^rey

KlislliGdue Clrfzli

Qce Qrfukpc lh tce Rui Ossemof

Qce Goddoityie Rerfes

O Hodbli Hdfes Kei lh Kei

Qce Oimeds ]eepQce Delpora Cuits fi Aorjiess

Qcrfdders

Qce Aorj lh tce RuiRclut ot tce Aevfd

Mlda KfieQce Afoklia Cuiters

Qce Ruigfra Eomde fi tce Rjy

Qce Eye lh tce Qfmer

Bry ]ldh Cuimry os tce Reo

]fda @ustfbe (UJ): Qce Aedto Aebfsfli (UR)Edepcoit Rlim Qclse fi ^erfd Xfbflus Bfrbde


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MLDAEI DFLI

]FDGUW RKFQC

wftc Mfdes jrfstfoi


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ûgdfscea gy CorperBlddfisûgdfscers 7>?5?

Blpyrfmct © Lrfli Kfitojo (UJ) Dta 7>?5

]fdgur Rkftc osserts tce klrod rfmct tlge faeitfea os tce outclr lh tcfs wlrj

Kop © @lci Mfdjes 7>?5

O botodlmue reblra hlr tcfs gllj fs ovofdogde hrlk tce Grftfsc Dfgrory

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Qcfs ilved fs eitfredy o wlrj lh btfli.Qce iokes, bcorobters oia fibfaeits plrtroyea fi ft ore

tce wlrj lh tce outclr‖s fkomfiotfli. Oiy resekgdoibe tlobtuod perslis, dfvfim lr aeoa, eveits lr dlbodftfes fs

eitfredy blfibfaeitod.

Ret fi Kfifli gy ôdfkpsest Gllj ^rlaubtfli Dta, Hodjfrj, Rtfrdfimscfre

^rfitea oia gluia fi Mreot Grftofi gy Bdoys Dta, Rt Fves pdb

Odd rfmcts reservea. Il port lh tcfs pugdfbotfli koy gereprlaubea, stlrea fi o retrfevod systek, lr troiskfttea,

fi oiy hlrk lr gy oiy keois, edebtrlifb, kebcoifbod,pcltlblpyfim, reblrafim lr ltcerwfse, wftclut tce prflr

perkfssfli lh tce pugdfscers.

HRB℧ fs o ili-prlt fiteriotfliod lrmoifsotfli estogdfsceatl prlklte tce resplisfgde koiomekeit lh tce wlrda‖s hlrests.

^rlaubts borryfim tce HRB doged ore fiaepeiaeitdy bertfeatl ossure blisukers tcot tcey blke hrlk hlrests tcot ore koiomea

tl keet tce slbfod, eblilkfb oia ebldlmfbod ieeas lhpreseit oia huture meierotflis, oia ltcer blitrlddea slurbes.

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F aeafbote tcfs gllj tl ky wfhe, Ifsl.

Hrlk tce aoy we rst ket sce cos geei o blistoit oia

plwerhud fispfrotfli tl ke, urmfim ke li wcei F hodter oia

bceerfim ke wcei F subbeea. F trudy al ilt jilw wcot F wluda

al fh sce were ilt gy ky sfae. F clpe oia proy tcot aoy iever

blkes.

F dlve oia oalre ylu, ky gest mfrd,

wlras boiilt express clw kubc.


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Qcey were il dlimer kei. Qcey were tce aetrftus

lh wor bost up gy tce Fiafoi Lbeoi upli tce reasoias lh tce Ohrfboi blitfieit. Klst lh tcefr

glafes were tlri gy mrope sclt lr cobjea gy tce jeei-eamea

weoplis lh tcefr oaversorfes. Ltcers coa arlwiea oia tce mos

fi tcefr swlddei geddfes os tcey rlttea coa dfhtea tcek tl tce

surhobe omofi dfje blrj guims. Qcere tce borrfli-eotfim seogfras

oia tce scorjs coa heostea upli tcek. Hfioddy o very hew lh

tcek coa geei woscea tcrlumc tce greojfim surh litl tce

geobces, wcere tce cukoi preaotlrs woftea tl pfbj tcek lverlibe omofi.

Qwl skodd glys roi oceoa lh tcefr kltcer oia mroiakltcer

odlim tce woter‖s eame, squeodfim wftc exbftekeit every tfke

tcey afsblverea oiytcfim aeplsftea upli ft gy tce seo, il kotter

clw trffim oia fisfmifboit.

–Qcere fs oiltcer lie,‖ brfea tce edaest fi Rlkodf. Ce plfitea

oceoa tl wcere o scfp‖s wllaei spor wos woscea osclre, trofdfimo dlim sceet lh tlri boivos. Ft wos ottobcea tl tce glay lh o


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wcfte koi wcl coa doscea cfksedh tl tce spor wftc o twfst lh

cekpei rlpe wcfdst ce stfdd dfvea. Ilw tce twl glys stlla lver

cfs borboss doumcfim.–Qce gfras cove pebjea lut lie lh cfs eyes,‖ sclutea tce

edaest gly.

–Oia tce sc cove gfttei lhh lie lh cfs orks,‖ cfs dfttde grltcer

mdlotea, ilt tl ge lutalie. O screa lh tlri sofd boivos, lgvf-

lusdy oppdfea gy tce koi wcfde stfdd odfve, wos jilttea orluia

tce stukp lh cfs okputotea ork os o tlurifquet, oia cfs bdltcfim

coa geei sblrbcea gy re. Ft cuim lhh cfs mouit hroke fi totters.

–Dllj!‖ sbreebcea tce edaer gly. –Dllj ot tce gubjde li cfs

swlra-gedt. Ft kust ge koae lh mlda lr sfdver. ]e wfdd ge rfbc.‖

Ce jiedt gesfae tce glay oia tummea ot tce ketod gubjde. Ot

wcfbc tce aeoa koi mrloiea clddlwdy oia rlddea cfs ceoa tl

mdore ot tce glys wftc cfs lie mlla eye. Gltc bcfdarei sbreokea

wftc clrrlr, oia tce edaer redeosea cfs mrfp li tce swlra-gedt

oia sproim tl cfs heet. Qcey ruscea gobj tl tcefr kltcer oia

bduim tl cer sjfrts wcfkperfim oia wcfifim wftc terrlr.Qce kltcer roi tl exokfie tce gllty, arommfim tce bcfdarei

odlim wftc cer li cer sjfrts. Qce mroiakltcer clggdea odlim

gecfia tcek. Cer aoumcter arlppea tl cer jiees gesfae tce

glay oia sce sdoppea tce koi‖s hobe cora. Ce mrloiea omofi.

–Pfijy fs rfmct. Qce Hereimf fs stfdd odfve.‖ Rce reobcea fitl

tce plbjet lh cer sjfrt oia puddea lut tce sfbjde wftc wcfbc

sce but tce mross tl heea cer bcfbjeis.

–]cot ore ylu mlfim tl al


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gubjde gehlre wcei F wos fi A`fglutf wftc ylur hotcer. Qcfs

koi fs o mreot Hereimf Dlra. Ce lwis cfs lwi scfp. Ce cos

mreot weodtc. Fh we sove cfs dfhe ce wfdd ge mrotehud oia ce kfmctmfve us o mlda blfi, lr evei twl!‖

Cer aoumcter dlljea augflus, oia blisfaerea tce prlplsf-

tfli hlr o wcfde, stfdd cldafim tce sfbjde gdoae tl cfs tcrlot.

–]cot oglut cfs geoutfhud ketod gubjde lh mreot vodue


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fifbtfli boke o iew, uiwoitea keklry lh gottde0 tce seorfim

ceot oia grfmctiess lh tce oke: tce aeoheifim rlor lh muire oia

gurifim wlla: tce bruscfim fkpobt lh tfkger omofist cfs glies.

–F ok slrry, gut tcere fs iltcfim edse tl ge alie,‖ tce albtlr

kurkurea, tclumc tce koi tl wclk ce splje afa ilt uiaer-

stoia kubc Orogfb. Qce albtlr‖s geora wos tcfi oia sfdvery

oia tcere were aeepdy dfiea, soddlw plubces geieotc cfs eyes.

Ce coa probtfsea cfs broht hlr tce gest port lh hty yeors oia

obqufrea oi ofr lh wfsalk oia veierogfdfty tcot bodkea oia

reossurea klst lh tce potfeits fi cfs bore. Gut tcfs koi wos

afhhereit. Cfs fi`urfes were sl severe tcot ce scluda ilt ge odfve

ot odd, det odlie sfttfim vfrtuoddy uprfmct fi gea. Cfs lie ork

coa geei okputotea, lidy Oddoc tce kerbfhud jiew clw. Cfs

rfgbome li tcot soke sfae lh cfs glay resekgdea tce sfae lh o

gorred tcot coa geei stlve fi gy o gottdeoxe. Kubc lh cfs sjfi

wos stfdd sblrbcea oia gdfsterea oia tce sbeit lh tce lwers

tcot mrew fi subc prlhusfli geieotc tce lpei wfialw wos dlstfi tce rlost-plrj lalur lh guriea esc oia tce sfbjeifim

steibc lh pus oia putrehobtfli tcot cfs glay ilw exuaea.

Qce re coa bdofkea cfs extrekftfes. Qwl lh tce imers li

cfs rekofifim coia coa geei reaubea tl stukps lh gdobjeiea

glie tcot tce albtlr coa odsl sowi lhh, odlim wftc sfx lh tce

koi‖s tei tles. Ce coa dlst cfs deht eye, pebjea lut gy seo

vudtures. Qce dfa lh tce ltcer eye coa odd gut gurit owoy sl

tcot ce ilw storea lut ot tce wlrda wftc o blda, uigdfijfimfiteisfty. Gut vfsfli wos ilt tce wlrst lh cfs dlsses: tce potfeit‖s

koiclla coa geei reaubea tl dfttde klre tcoi o bcorrea stukp

lh scfiy, dfvfa sbor tfssue. ]cei ‒ lr klre dfjedy fh ‒ ce ever

rlse hrlk cfs sfbjgea, ce wluda cove tl squot dfje o wlkoi tl

urfiote. Fh ce wfscea tl sotfshy o dlver, tce lidy keois ovofdogde

tl cfk wluda ge cfs klutc, gut tce bcoibes lh oiylie gefim

wfddfim tl det tcfs portfbudor kow oiywcere ieor cer glay, eveifh gefim pofa tl al sl, were very reklte fiaeea.


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Ft bluda lidy ge gy tce wfdd lh Mla tcot tce koi coa survfvea.

Qce albtlr sfmcea tl cfksedh oia scllj cfs ceoa os ce remoraea

tce aevostotfli reveodea wcei tce goiaomes were uiwluia.Il, subc oi otrlbfty bluda ilt plssfgdy ge tce wlrj lh Oddoc,

tce odkfmcty oia klst kerbfhud. Qcfs kust ge tce coiafwlrj

lh Rcoftoi, tce aevfd cfksedh, oia tce klister gehlre cfk wos

suredy il getter tcoi o eia fi cukoi hlrk.

Ft wluda ge tce kotter lh o klkeit hlr tce albtlr tl siuhh

lut tcfs sotoifb gefim tcot coa libe geei o koi, oia gy sl

alfim preveit tce clrrlrs tcot ft wluda suredy fifbt fh deht hree

tl rlok tce wlrda. Cfs keafbfie blitofiea o sweet, syrupy

tfibture tcot wluda audd tce pofi gy wcfbc tce koi wos pdofidy

wrobjea gehlre seiafim cfk tl sdeep oia tcei, wftc tce slht-

iess lh o wlkoi‖s tlubc, stlppfim cfs ceort hlr ever. Gut tce

Kocoro`oc Roafq Jcoi @ocoi cfksedh coa seit wlra hrlk

Etcflpfo blkkoiafim tcot tcfs koi lh odd kei scluda ge tojei

tl tce kocoro`oc‖s persliod resfaeibe fi Poizfgor oia tcere ge

treotea wftc portfbudor bore.Ft wos suredy, @ocoi coa lgservea, oi obt lh afvfie prlvfaeibe

tcot oiylie coa survfvea o gurifim gy re, tce okputotfli lh

lie ork, tce dlss lh lie eye, arlwifim fi woter oia o rlostfim

gy tce sui fi tce clurs lr aoys gehlre ce coa geei hluia gy

dlbod bcfdarei, bost up li tce geobc.

Cfs potfeit‖s survfvod, tce albtlr wos tcerehlre fihlrkea,

wluda ge reworaea wftc uigluiaea meierlsfty, gut cfs aeotc

wluda ge puifscea wftc blrrespliafimdy mreot severfty. Qcere coageei koiy tfkes fi cfs dlim boreer wcei tce albtlr coa

afsbreetdy put suhherfim potfeits lut lh tcefr kfsery, gut tcfs

wos klst ossuready ilt lie lh tcek. Qce koi wluda dfve. Qce

albtlr wluda koje ogsldutedy bertofi lh tcot.

Qce koi bluda ilt sl kubc see os seise o mdfkker lh dfmct, oia

wftc every lrgft lh tce albtlr‖s coia orluia cfs ceoa, oia everydoyer lh goiaome tcot wos reklvea, tce dfmct mrew dess afk. Ilw


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ce geboke owore tcot tce mdlw seekea tl ge reobcfim cfk

tcrlumc cfs rfmct eye lidy. Qce deht lie wos gdfia gut ce bluda

stfdd heed fts preseibe os ft hedd prey tl tce klst aokiogde ftbcfimseisotfli. Ce trfea tl gdfij, gut lidy cfs rfmct eyedfa respliaea.

Ce rofsea cfs deht coia tl rug cfs eye, gut cfs coia wos ilt tcere.

Ce coa, hlr o seblia, hlrmlttei tcot cfs deht ork wos dlim mlie.

Wekfiaea lh ft, ce wos blisbflus tcot tce stukp wos odsl ftbcfim.

Ce rofsea cfs rfmct ork, gut cfs coia wos boumct fi o strlim,

ary, gliy mrfp oia ce ceora tce albtlr‖s vlfbe omofi. Ce bluda

ilt uiaerstoia o wlra lh wcot wos sofa, gut tce meierod keoifim

wos bdeor eilumc0 ali‖t evei tcfij oglut ft.

Ce hedt o blld blkpress gefim ceda tl cfs eyes, slltcfim tce

ftbcfim slkewcot. Os ft wos reklvea, sdlwdy, sdlwdy cfs vfsfli

returiea tl cfk. Ce sow o wfialw oia geylia ft tce gdue lh

tce sjy. Oi edaerdy Orog fi wcfte rlges oia o turgoi wos geiafim

lver cfk, uiwfiafim tce goiaome wftc lie coia oia motcerfim

ft wftc tce ltcer. Qwl coias, tei imers0 clw stroime tl dllj

upli tcek wftc subc eivy.Qcere wos slkelie edse fi tce rllk, o kubc yluimer koi

stoiafim geylia tce albtlr. Ce coa tce dllj lh tce Eost Fiafes

fi tce aedfboby lh cfs hobe oia tce tfit lh cfs sjfi, gut cfs wcfte

blttli scfrt wos but fi o Eurlpeoi styde oia tubjea fitl

greebces oia clse. Qcere wos wcfte gdlla fi tcere slkewcere,

tll, hlr tce koi fi tce gea bluda see tcot tce Osfotfb grlwi

lh tce yluim koi‖s blkpdexfli wos afdutea gy o pode pfijfsc

tfime.Ilw ce dlljea ot cfk oia trfea tl soy, –Al ylu speoj

Eimdfsc


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–Al ylu speoj Eimdfsc


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Qce koi sdukpea gobj li cfs buscflis, excoustea gy cfs

afotrfge oia wotbcea os cfs wlras were bliveyea tl tce albtlr,

wclse ottftuae wos ilw komfboddy troishlrkea. Ce glwea, cesbropea, ce mrlveddea oia tcei ce robea obrlss tce rllk wftc

rekorjogde speea hlr lie sl opporeitdy oibfeit oia returiea,

rotcer klre sdlwdy, wftc o dorme lvod dlljfim mdoss fi o grfmctdy

bldlurea klsofb hroke. Ft wos o ceovy pfebe oia tce albtlr

requfrea Odtcuao‖s ossfstoibe tl clda ft lver tce gea ot subc

oi oimde tcot tce potfeit bluda exokfie cfs lwi oppeoroibe.

Hlr o klkeit tce koi fi tce gea wos sclbjea gy wcot ce

sow. Qce frfs lh cfs sfmctdess eye wos o aeoa dfhedess gdue,

surrluiaea gy o godd lh row, gdllasclt wcfte. Qce bceej

geieotc ft coa geei guriea sl goady tcot o clde tce sfze lh o

wlkoi‖s st coa geei guriea fi ft oia cfs `ow oia teetc were

bdeordy vfsfgde fi o mrlss afspdoy lh tce sjudd geieotc tce sjfi.

Cfs cofr coa odd geei sblrbcea lhh sove hlr lie skodd mfimer

tuht tcot sprlutea `ust oglve cfs rfmct eor, oia tce sjfi lh cfs

sbodp wos goredy vfsfgde geieotc odd tce sbogs oia slres tcotkorrea ft. Ce dlljea dfje o blrpse tcot coa geei o mlla weej

lr twl fi tce mrluia. Gut tcot, ce tclumct tl cfksedh, wos

exobtdy clw ce scluda dllj, hlr ce wosi‖t reoddy odfve oiy klre.

Ce coa libe plssessea oi eilrklus mustl hlr dfhe. Ce pduimea

fitl cfs pdeosures, ge tcey arfijfim, hubjfim, mokgdfim, mctfim

lr mrospfim wcotever ce bluda met cfs coias li. Odd tcot coa

geei tojei hrlk cfk ilw. Cfs glay wos o rufi oia cfs ceort

wos os blda os tce mrove. Vet odd wos ilt dlst. Qcere wos o hlrbewftcfi cfk tcot ce bluda heed rfsfim up tl repdobe odd cfs lda

dusts oia fkpudses. Ft wos os plwerhud os o kfmcty rfver fi hudd

spote gut ft roi wftc gfde rotcer tcoi woter. Hlr tcfs wos o lla

lh oimer, gftteriess, cotrea oia, oglve odd, oi lverwcedkfim

aesfre hlr reveime omofist tce koi wcl coa reaubea cfk tl

tcfs rufilus stote.

Qce koi xea Odtcuao wftc cfs lie mlla eye oia sofa, –Fosjea ylu ylur ioke, gut al ylu jilw kfie


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–Il, sfr.‖

O sjedetod mrfkobe spreoa obrlss tce koi‖s hobe fi o mcostdy

porlay lh o skfde. –Qcei F wfdd tedd ylu. F ok Oimus Blbcroi.F‖k o prlua Rbltskoi oia ky tftde fs Eord lh Bukgroe.‖

Odtcuao‖s eyes wfaeiea fi clrrfea reblmiftfli. –Vlu‖re . . .

Vlu‖re tce lie kei bodd tce Guzzora,‖ ce mospea.

–Oye, tcot F ok. Oia fh ylu jilw tcot, percops ylu‖ve odsl

ceora lh tce koi wcl afa tcfs toe ke, o blbjy Eimdfsc doaafe

gy tce ioke lh Cod Blurtiey. Lc, yes, F boi see tcot rfims o

gedd odd rfmct, alesi‖t ft, gly

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