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From the angle which it entered, it must lie close to his heart andlungs. It was to no avail: his mind was beyond his control. Lord Winterton was the Master Navigator of the Order, one of therichest and most powerful men in England. The mainland came up as a low blue smudge on thehorizon and, at a good offing, they turned and sailed southwards oncemore along the coast.

One for each of our gentlemen. Heclapped his hands, and from the back of the house emerged a line ofslaves each bearing trays that Hal wondered howmuch his decision to convert had rested on political and practicalconsiderations. They cheered him until theirthroats ached, and Hal heard strange voices calling his name.