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“Something happened to him, didn’t it? Something happened to him because of me
“It’s over with and he’s back, that’s all you have to know now
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“It was Medusa, wasn’t it?”
“Yes, but I repeat, he’s back, and outside of being a little tired, he’s okayA little country restaurant six miles from here, isn’t that what
your driver said?”
“Yes, he knows Paris and everything around it thoroughly
“Who is he?”
“A French Algerian who’s worked for the Agency for yearsCharlie Casset recruited him for us
He’s tough, knowledgeable and very well paid for bothAbove all, he can be trusted
“I suppose that’s good enough
“Don’t suppose, accept it
They sat in a booth at the rear of the small country inn, complete with a worn canopy, hard pine
banquettes and perfectly acceptable wineThe owner, an expansive, florid fat man, proclaimed the
cuisine to be extraordinary, but since no one could summon hunger, Bourne paid for four entrées
just to keep the proprietor happyThe owner sent over two large carafes of good vin
ordinaire along with a bottle of mineral water, and stayed away from the table
“All right, Mo,” said Jason, “you won’t tell me what happened, or who did it, but you’re still the
same functioning, overbearing, verbose medicine man with a chicken in his mouth we’ve known
for thirteen years, am I correct?”
“Correct, you schizophrenic escapee from BellevueAnd in case you think I’m being heroic, let
me make it absolutely clear that I’m here only to protect my nonmedical civil rightsMy paramount
interest is with my adorable Marie, who I trust you’ll notice is sitting beside me, not youI
positively salivate thinking about her meat loaf
“Oh, how I do love you, Mo,” said David Webb’s wife, squeezing Panov’s arm
“Let me count the ways,” responded the doctor, kissing her cheek
“I’m here,” said Conklin“My name is Alex and I have a couple of things to talk about and they
don’t include meat loafAlthough I should tell you, Marie, I told Peter Holland yesterday that it
was terrific
“What’s with my damned meat loaf?”
“It’s the red sauce,” interjected Panov
“May we get to what we’re here for,” said Jason Bourne, his voice a monot |