Finally he came to the place; a recess on the right behind a money exchange, its high security bars announcing the potential treasure trove within. This was a good walk from where he lived and between the slums and the high street. XXX A pair of ruined leather boots were his only foot protection. Before passing out he had enough time to register the words ‘you set me up you cunt!’. She watched him appear at the left of her window, a determined look and satisfied smile evident, and followed his progress until he was out of sight. Then a long walk further into the city brought past a pharmacy, where he stopped briefly, and to a decent hotel on a main road opposite a couple of upmarket restaurants and a pub. A distant part of his mind felt for these bums as the cold night closed in and his breath turned to white puffs, but
