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But not the four of us, just—Jason and me
“I assumed that,” said Bourne coldly“Marie’s not to be involvedShe’s not to be seen or heard,
is that clear?”
“David, really—”
“Yes, really
“I’ll go over and stay with her,” interrupted Panov quickly“Meat loaf?” he added, obviously to
lessen the tension
“I don’t have a kitchen, but there’s a lovely restaurant that serves fresh trout
“One sacrifices,” sighed the psychiatrist
“I think you should eat in the room Bourne’s voice was now adamant
“I will not be a prisoner,” said Marie quietly, her gaze fixed on her husband“Nobody knows
who we are or where we are, and I submit that someone who locks herself in her room and is never
seen draws far more attention than a louis vuitton shoulder bag perfectly normal Frenchwoman who goes about her normal
business of living
“She’s got a point,” observed Alex“If Carlos has his network calling around, someone
behaving abnormally could be picked upBesides, Panov’s from left field—pretend you’re a doctor
or something, MoNobody’ll believe it, but it’ll add a touch of classFor reasons that escape me,
doctors are usually above suspicion
“Psychopathic ingrate,” mumbled Panov
“May we get back to business?” said Bourne curtly
“You’re very rude, David
“I’m very impatient, do you mind?”
“Okay, cool it,” said Conklin“We’re all uptight, but things have got to be clearOnce
Krupkin’s on board, his first job will be to trace the number Gates gave Prefontaine in rolex oyster perpetual date Boston
“Who gave what where?” asked the bewildered psychiatrist
“You were out of it, MoPrefontaine’s an impeached judge who fell into a Jackal contactTo cut
it short, the contact gave our judge a number here in Paris to reach the Jackal, but it didn’t coincide
with the one Jason already hadBut there’s no question that the contact, a lawyer named Gates,
reached Carlos
“Randolph Gates? Boston’s gift to the boardrooms of Genghis Khan?”
“That’s the one
“Holy Christ—I’m sorry, I shouldn’t say that, I’m not a gentileWhat the hell, I’m nothing, but
you’ll admit it’s a shock
“A large one, and we have to know who owns that number here in ParisKrupkin can find out
for usIt’s corkscrew, I grant you, but there it is
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“Corkscrew?” asked Panov“Are you now going to produce a Rubik’s cube in Arabic? Or,
perhaps, a Double-Crostic from the London Times? What in heaven’s name is a Prefontaine, judge,
jury or otherwise? It sounds like a bad early wine
“It’s a late, very good vintage,” broke in Marie“You’d like him, DoctorYou could spend
months studying him because he’s got more brights than most of us, and that grand intellect of his
is still intact despite such inconveniences as alcohol, corruption, loss of family and prisonHe’s an
original, Mo, and where the majority of felons in his league blame everyone but themselves, he
doesn’tHe retains a gloriously ironic sense of humorIf the American sale tiffany jewelry judiciary had any brains—
which on the surface the Justice Department would seem to refute—they’d put him back on the
benchHe went after the Jackal’s people on principle first, because they wanted to kill me and
my childrenIf, on the second round, he makes a dollar, he deserves every penny and I’ll see that
he gets it
“I adore him, as I adore you and AlexYou’ve all taken such risks for us—”
“May we get back to what we’re here for?” said the Chameleon angrily“The past doesn’t
interest me, tomorrow does
“You’re not only rude, my dear, you’re terribly ungratefulWhere were we?”
“At the moment with Prefontaine,” replied Alex sharply, looking at Bourne“But he may not
matter because he probably won’t survive rolex yacht master Boston