Now, who else speaks for Perdido Beach?”Bouncing Bette said, “Sam Temple here went into a burning building to rescue a little girl. He can speak for me, anyway.” There was a murmur of agreement.“ Yeah, Sam is a hero for real, ” a voice said.“ He could have died, ” another voice seconded.“ Yeah, Sam’s the guy.” Caine’s smile came and disappeared so quickly, Sam wasn’t sure it had happened. For that millisecond it was a look of triumph. Caine walked straight up to Sam, open and forthright, hand extended.“ There are probably better people than me, ” Sam said, backing away. . Michael Grant
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