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Over the following few days, final preparations for the first gold shipment from the Mountain Maid Gold Mine were discussed and agreed by the management team. Ron and Teddy were always in attendance and not backwards in seeking clarifications. Only Patrick and Harry noticed the occasional meaningful glance between them.
Outwardly, Ron was an affable type: tall, thin and slightly stooped. He was generally well groomed and sported a full, bushy, red beard. And he was always on for a chat, so long as he was talking most of the time.
Teddy too was as thin as a whippet, never well-groomed and his jet-black beard, greying in places, was bordering on unsightly. The most common response from Teddy was a dismissive grunt… if you were lucky.
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At week’s end as previously notified, two go
