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“Again, I must ask why?”
“Speaking
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“Again, I must ask why?”
“Speaking frankly, you already know too much, more than my clients realize, but then none of
them was about to lose his own life on the second floor of a café in ArgenteuilThey want nothing
to do with you, they want no traces, and in that area you’re vulnerable
“How?” Santos crashed his fist against the arm of the chair
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“An old man in Paris with a police record who tried to warn a member of the Assembly that he
was to be assassinatedHe was the one who mentioned the blackbird; he was the one who spoke of
Le Coeur du SoldatFortunately, our man heard him and silently passed the word to my clients, but
that’s not good enoughHow many other old men in Paris in their senile delusions may mention Le
Coeur du Soldat—and you? No, you can have nothing to do with my clients
“Even through you?”
“I disappear, you don’tAlthough, in all honesty, I believe you should think about doing so
Here, I brought you something Bourne sat forward on the couch and reached into his back pocket
He pulled out a roll of tightly wound franc notes held together by a thick elastic bandHe threw it
over to Santos, who caught it effortlessly in midair“Two hundred thousand francs on account—I
was authorized to give this to youOn a best-efforts basisYou give me the information I need, I
deliver it to London, and whether or not the blackbird accepts my clients’ offer, you still receive the
balance of the three million
“But you could disappear before then, couldn’t you?”
“Have me watched as you’ve been doing, have me followed to London and backI’ll even call
you with the names of the airlines and the flight numbersWhat could be fairer?”
“One thing more could be fairer, Monsieur Simon,” replied Santos, pushing his immense frame
out of the chair and baronially striding to a card table against the lacquered brick wall of his flat“If
you will, please come over here
Jason rose from the couch and walked over to the card table, instantly astonished“You’re
thorough, aren’t you?”
“I try to beOh, don’t blame the concierges, they belong to youI’m much further below
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