| He went to the telephone and dialed the number he had committed to memory
?I?m sorry I?m late,? he said
?Four hours late, mon amiWhat happened??
?No timeWhat about Marie??
?There is nothingShe is not on any international flight currently in the air
or scheduled for departureI even checked the transfers from London, Lisbon, Stockholm and
Amsterdam?nothingThere is no Marie Elise StJacques Webb en route to Paris
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?There has to beShe wouldn?t change her mind, it?s not like herAnd she wouldn?t know how
to bypass immigrationShe?s not listed on any flight from any country coming into Paris
?Damn!?
?I will keep trying, my friendThe words of Saint Alex keep chanel ceramic watches ringing in my earsDo not
underestimate la belle mademoiselle
?She?s not a goddamned mademoiselle, she?s my wifeShe?s not one of us, Bernardine; she?s
not an agent in the field who can cross and double-cross and triple-crossBut she?s
on her way to ParisI know it!?
?The airlines do not, what more can I say??
?Just what you said,? said Jason, his lungs seemingly incapable of absorbing the air he needed,
his eyelids heavy
?What happened tonight? Tell me
?Tomorrow,? replied David Webb, barely audibleI?m so tired and I have to be
somebody else
?What are you talking about? You don?t even sound like yourselfOr maybe I shouldn?t think
?? ?? ??
Marie stood in Marseilles?s immigration line, mercifully chanel white purses short because of the early hour, and
assumed an air of boredom, the last thing she feltIt was her turn to go to the passport counter
?Am?ricaine,? said the half-awake official?Are you beer on bizziness or playseeoor, madame??
?Je parle fran?ais, monsieurJe suis canadienne d?origine?Qu?bec
?Ah, bien!? The sleepy clerk?s eyes opened somewhat wider as he proceeded in French?You
are in business??
?No, I?m notThis is a journey of memoriesMy parents came from Marseilles and both died
recentlyI want to see where they came from, where they lived?perhaps what I missed
?How extraordinarily touching, lovely lady,? said the immigration official, appraising the most
appealing traveler?Perhaps also you might need chanel black wallet a guide? There is no part of this city that is not
indelibly printed on my mindI?ll be at the Sofitel Vieux PortWhat?s your name? You have mine
?Lafontaine, madameAt your service!?
?Lafontaine? You don?t say??
?I do indeed!?
?How interesting
?I am very interesting,? said the official, his eyelids half closed but not with sleepiness, as his
rubber stamps flew recklessly down to process the tourist?I am at your every service, madame!?
It must run in that very peculiar clan, thought Marie as she headed for the luggage areaFrom
there she would board a domestic flight to Paris under any name she chose
Fran?ois Bernardine awoke with a start, shooting up on his elbows, frowning, disturbedShe?s
on her chanel white j12 watch way to Paris, I know it! The words of the husband who knew her bestShe?s not listed on
any flight from any other country coming into ParisParis: The operative word was
Paris!
But suppose it was not Paris?
The Deuxi?me veteran crawled rapidly out of bed in the early morning light shining through the
tall narrow windows of his flatIn fewer minutes than his face appreciated, he shaved, then
completed his ablutions, dressed, and walked down into the street to his Peugeot, where there was
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the inevitable ticket on the windshield; alas, it was no longer officially dismissible with a quiet
phone callHe sighed, picked it off the glass, and climbed in behind the fake fendi spy bag w |
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