| One by one, Jason between the two, men, they made their way to the rear of the caf?,
where there was just about the last thing Bourne expected to see in this run-down section of the
citywell, an English gardenA plot of ground perhaps thirty feet in length, twenty in
depth, and trellises supporting a variety of flowering vines, a barrage of color in the French
moonlight
?That?s quite a sight,? commented Jason?It didn?t come about through neglect
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?Ah, it is a passion with Santos! No one understands it, but no one touches a single flower,
either
Bourne was led to a small outside elevator whose steel frame was attached to the stone wall of
the buildingThere was no other access in sightThe conveyance barely held the three of them, and
once the iron gate was gucci bag fake closed, the silent messenger pressed a button in the darkness and spoke?We
are here, Santos
?Camellia?? asked Jason
?He knows everything is all rightIf not, my friend might have said ?lily? or ?rose ?
?What would happen then??
?You don?t want to think about itI don?t care to think about it
The outside elevator stopped with a disturbing double jerk, and the quiet messenger opened a
thick steel door that required his full weight to openBourne was led into the familiar room with
the tasteful, expensive furniture, the bookcases and the single floor lamp that illuminated Santos in
his outsized armchair?You may leave, my friends,? said the large man, addressing the messengers
?Pick up your money from the faggot, and for God?s sake, tell him to give Ren? and the American
who calls himself Ralph fifty tiffany and co. heart toggle necklace francs apiece and get them out of hereThey?re pissing in the cornersSay the money?s from their friend from last night who forgot about them
?Oh, shit!? exploded Jason
?You did forget, didn?t you?? Santos grinned
?I?ve had other things on my mind
?Yes, sir! Yes, Santos!? The two messengers, instead of heading for the back of the room and
the elevator, opened a door in the left wall and disappearedBourne looked after them, bewildered
?There is a staircase leading to our kitchen, such as it is,? said Santos, answering Jason?s
unspoken question?The door can be opened from this side, not from the steps below except by meSit down, Monsieur SimonHow is your head??
?The swelling?s gone down, thank you Bourne sat on the large couch, sinking into the pillows;
it was not an authoritative position, nor was it not louis vuitton denim bags meant to be?I understand you have peace in
your heart
?And a desire for three million francs in the avaricious section of that heart
?Then you were satisfied with your call to London??
?No one could have programmed that man into reacting the way he didThere is a Snake Lady
and she instills extraordinary devotion and fear in high places?which means that female serpent is
not without power
?That?s what I tried to tell you
?Your word is acceptedNow, let me recapitulate your request, your demand, as it were??
?My restrictions,? interrupted Jason
?Very well, your restrictions,? agreed Santos?You and you alone must reach the blackbird,
correct??
?It?s an absolute
?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 fake gucci lose his own life on the second floor of a caf? 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 tiffany necklace doing |
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