Chapter Thirteen
In Search of the TruthWhen William turned up at the shop next morning wondering how to broach the delicate subject of Prince Abdulla, he found the Sultan already one step ahead of him.
Ed Newman was so full of news about a recent unexpected slice of good fortune, he couldn't stop talking about it, and brushed to one side anything William was trying to say to him.
“To think I ever doubted that amazing man – how I misjudged him, from the very first moment I clapped eyes on him.” He shook his head wonderingly. “And there was I thinking what an oddball he looked with that weird outfit he had on. Little did I know what a difference he would make to our lives.” He placed an arm around William, fished out a handkerchief and dabbed at his eyes. “What a dumb brick I've been. Do
