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White Lives in a Black Community: The lives of Jim Page and Rebecca Forbes in the Adnyamathanha communityTracy SpencerVolume One Creative Writing Component: Excerpted Chapters from Volume Three Appendix One‘Yes, and what would you like to ask the Council to do?’ He sees Constance TernantCooke shoot him a stern glare, and knows he has let his tiredness show.Mr Anquetil is looking at him, with his moist eyes almost pleading. ‘I think it might behelpful for you to go, yourself. Reverend Sexton.’John is not quite sure what he is asking, but he hears fear in the man’s voice, and is suddenlythe pastoral secretary once more.‘You’d like me to go.’‘Yes. I think it would help.’‘Well, with the Council’s indulgence,’ – as he searched their faces for guidance – ‘I shallgive the matter consideration. You are moving that Mr Anquetil?’ The man nodded, and themeeting proceeded swiftly to its end. 180‘Thank you, John,’ Mr Anquetil breathed as he shook his hand at the Board room door onhis way out.‘Not at all. I’ll see what I can arrange.’But then he had one or two sermons to give in Advent, and it was mighty hot up north. Still,he would see about plans for a January visit regardless.Beltana, November 1935The donkeys are straining to pull the cart to the top of the hill where the police station sits,smugly surveying its small fiefdom from its laced verandahs. Nellie Driver has ordered hergrandchildren off to lighten the load, but remains swaying on top herself, sitting with herback to Rufus Wilton who is driving. He calls her mother-in-law, and although she doesn’t116