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Saltburn growled something inarticulate and passed on without further ceremony. From his point on view, the Baron's little joke came at a very inopportune moment. For it was beginning to dawn upon Saltburn that he was in the presence of forces that were altogether beyond his strength.
And in his rugged, resolute way, it had never occurred to him that anyone would dare to challenge him in the heart of his own citadel. He had always been so successful, he had always struck terror into the hearts of his opponents, he had swept them out of his way without mercy, and this rule of his applied equally to individuals and governments.