Sally cried out wildly at that, struggling to free her arm, to pull away from him.
Nadine laughed again.
It was Sally’s voice and Nadine’s laugh which sent Sascha stumbling out into the night. It was Sally’s voice and Nadine’s laugh which drove Bill Armitage to make his reckless throw.
With a sudden spring he was on his feet, and as he sprang he shot his right foot out backwards, hooked Gregor’s legs from under him, and charged headlong down upon Lazare with an inarticulate roar. After that everything seemed to happen at once. As Gregor fell he fired, his hand obeying him just a fraction too late to be of any use; Lazare, releasing Sally, swung to his left, met the whole of Bill’s charging weight, and came down with a crash; Etta Shaw lifted her head from her hands and screamed terribly
