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An official in civilian clothes, the obvious leader of the assault, joined his invading unit on the
pavement below the stepsWith a nod of his head, he and his men raced up the brick staircase
through the door held open by the defiant nun
Jason held his place at the edge of the building, his body pressed against the stone, the sweat
pouring from his hairline and his neck, his eyes on the incomprehensible scene being played out on
the LefebvreHe knew the who now, but why? Was it true? Was the man most trusted by Alex
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Conklin and himself in reality another pair of eyes and ears for the Jackal? Christ, he did not want
to believe it!
Twelve minutes passed, and with the reemergence of Paris?s version of a SWAT team and its
leader, several members bowing and kissing the hand of the real or would-be abbess, Bourne
understood that his and Conklin?s instincts had been on true coco chanel jewelry course
?Bernardine!? screamed the official approaching the first patrol car?You are finished! Out!
Never are you to talk to the lowest recruit in the Deuxi?me, even the man who cleans the toilets!
You are ostracized! If I had my way, you?d be shot! International murder in the boulevard
Lefebvre! A friend of the Bureau! An agent we must protect! A fucking nunnery, you miserable
son of a bitch! Shit! A nunnery! Get out of my car, you smelly pigGet out before a weapon goes
off by mistake and your stomach?s on the street, where it belongs!?
Bernardine lurched out of the patrol car, his old unsteady legs barely able to maintain balance,
twice falling into the streetJason waited, wanting to rush to his friend, but knowing he had to wait
The patrol cars and the van raced away; still Bourne had to wait, his eyes alternately watching
Bernardine and the front entrance of the Jackal?s houseAnd it was the Jackal?s house, the balenciaga whistle bag nun
proved itCarlos could never let go of his lost faith; he consistently used it as a viable cover, but it
was much more than that
Bernardine staggered into the shadows of a long-abandoned storefront across from the house on
the boulevard LefebvreJason breached the corner and ran down the pavement, racing into the
recess and grabbing the Deuxi?me veteran as he leaned against a long glass window, breathing
heavily
?For God?s sake, what happened?? cried Bourne, supporting Bernardine by both shoulders
?Easy, mon ami,? choked Bernardine?The pig I sat next to?a politician, no doubt, looking for
an issue?punched me in the chest before he threw me out of the carI told you, I don?t know all
the new people who attach themselves to the Bureau these daysYou have the same problems in
America, so, please, do not give me a lecture
?It?s the last thing I?m about to doThis is the house, BernardineRight here, right in front miu miu bags in black of
us!?
?This is also a trap
?What??
?Alex and I confirmed itThe telephone numbers were differentI gather you did not make your
call to Carlos, as he instructed you toI had the address and I wanted him stretchedWhat?s the difference? This is the house!?
?Oh, this is where your MrSimon was to go, and if he was truly MrSimon, he would be taken
to another rendezvousBut if he was not Monsieur Simon but someone else, then he would be
shot?proof?another corpse in search of the Jackal
?You?re wrong!? insisted Jason, shaking his head and speaking quietly, rapidly?This may be a
detour, but Carlos is still on the switchHe?s not going to allow anyone to waste me but himself
That?s his commandment
?As yours is regarding him??
?YesI have a family; he has a borderline legendMine is complete for me, but his is a
vacuum?without any real meaning for him any longerHe?s gone as far as he can goThe only
way he can go further is to move into chanel clutch bag my territory?David Webb?s territory?and eliminate Jason
Bourne
?Webb? David Webb? Who in the name of almighty God is that??
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?Me,? replied Bourne, smiling forlornly and leaning beside Bernardine against the window?It?s
nuts, isn?t it??
?Nuts!? cried the former Deuxi?me?It is fou! Insane, not to be believed!?
?Believe it
?You are a family man with children and you do this work??
?Alex never told you??
?If he did so, I passed it off as a cover?one goes along with anything Shaking his head, the
older man looked up at his taller companion?You really have a family whom you do not wish to
escape from??
?On the contrary, I want to get back to them as soon as I canThey?re the only people on earth I
really care about
?But you are Jason Bourne, the killer Chameleon! The deepest recesses of the criminal world
tremble at your name!?
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