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Tom Manners was hoeing in his little garden when French hailed him. He was not a native, but the course of a long career had led him from Shoreditch, via the Royal Navy, to Burry Port. In person he was small, stout, and elderly, but his movements were still alert and his eyes shone with intelligence.
"I want to have another chat with you about this affair," said French, who had already heard the other's statement. "Just walk down to the end of the pier with me while we talk."