@@@@@He does not leave Le Coeur du Soldat “Why
@@@@@He does not leave Le Coeur du Soldat
“Why do I find that not to my liking?”
“There’s no reason for such feelingsHe has peace in his heart
“What about his knife?”
“He has no knife, no weaponHe never carries either
“That’s nice to hear
“He has no need for such weapons,” added the messenger, disquietingly
He was escorted down the alley, past the neon-lit entrance, to a barely negotiable break in the
buildingsOne by one, Jason between the two, men, they made their way to the rear of the café,
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 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 armch