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Aus, Namibia, the presentNick and Anja had stayed up late the evening before in her chalet at the Desert Horse Inn, where she had continued to read and translate for him.
They met again, as planned, at seven in the morning in the main building for breakfast.
‘I’m sorry to have kept you up last night,’ Nick said as he came to her table. By habit she had arrived five minutes early.
He had a sad face, she decided. He could become animated at times, such as when she came to a particularly interesting part of Dr Kohl’s story, but he was troubled, mostly. All the same, she found she enjoyed his company. ‘No problem.’
He took a seat and they both ordered coffee from a waiter.
‘Can I ask you a question, please, Nick?’
‘Sure,’ he said.
‘You and Susan Vidler …?’ she said, leav
