'Words are loaded pistols.' (Jean-Paul Sartre) In June 2018 a couple agreed to buy a house for R1,95 million. The sale was subject to two conditions: that they sell another property within ninety days and obtain a bond for the full purchase price. The other property was sold but the bank approved a bond for less than the amount required. The agreement allowed the seller to accept the lower bond and regard the condition as fulfilled. It was common cause that both conditions ha