Since I'm going to be out all day, I'm posting this part on the early side.

For the Scatterlings and Orphanages Africander Fiction Challenge by ludditerobbot .

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Continued from Part 3. 

“Thank you for the advice, sir,” I said. “I’d much rather avoid trouble, if I can.”

“I wouldn’t say that too loudly,” Mr. Giles said. “Whenever you do, trouble has a disconcerting habit of finding you.”

( Context is everything... )