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It?d be so much simpler just to get on a plane...
6:30 AM, Tuesday, March 9, 2010
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It?d be so much simpler just to get on a plane from Orly to the States
?It?s Peter Holland?s ideaHe?ll meet you himself, so ask him; he doesn?t say an awful lot on the
phoneI suspect he doesn?t want to deal with the French authorities for fear of a leak to Carlos?s
peopleA single woman with a common name on crowded flights is probably best
?I?ll spend more time sitting in airports than in the air
?Probably, so cover those great legs of yours and carry a Bible
?That?s sweet,? said Marie, touching his face?I suddenly hear you, David
?What?? Again Bourne did not respond to the warmthDo me a favor, will you??
?What is it?? asked Jason, in a distant monotone
?Bring that David back to me
?Let?s get an update on the plane,? said Bourne, his voice flat and abrupt as he touched her
elbow and led her back insideI?m getting older?old?and I cannot much longer be what I am not
The Chameleon is slipping rolex watch replica away, the imagination isn?t there the way it used to beBut I cannot
stop! Not now! Get away from me, David Webb!
No sooner had they reentered the small terminal than the telephone on the counter began to ring
The lone clerk picked it up?Oui?? He listened for no more than five seconds?Merci,? he said,
hanging up and addressing the four interested parties in FrenchThe plane
from Poitiers will be on the ground in approximately four minutesThe pilot requests that you be
ready, madame, as he would like to fly ahead of the weather front moving east
?So would I,? agreed Marie, rushing to Alex Conklin and Mo PanovThe farewells were brief,
the embraces strong, the words heartfeltBourne led his wife back outside?I just remembered?
where are Krupkin?s guards?? she asked as Jason unlatched the gate and they walked toward the
lighted runway
?We don?t need them or want them,? he answered?The Soviet connection hermes birkin large was made in the
Montaigne, so we have to assume the embassy?s being watchedNo guards rushing out into cars,
therefore no movement on our part for Carlos?s people to report The sound of a small decelerating jet could be heard as the plane circled the airfield
once and made its descent onto the four-thousand-foot runway?I love you so much, David,? said
Marie, raising her voice to be heard over the roar of the aircraft, rolling toward them
?He loves you so much,? said Bourne, images colliding in his mind
The jet loomed clearly into view between the rows of amber lights, a white bullet-like machine
with short delta wings sweeping back from the fuselage, giving it the appearance of an angry flying
insectThe pilot swung the plane around in a circle, coming to a jarring stop as the automatic
passenger door sprang out and up while metal steps slapped down to the groundJason and Marie
ran toward the jet?s white prada bag entrance
It happened with the sudden impact of a murderous wind shear, at once unstoppable, enveloping,
the swirling winds of death! GunfireAutomatic weapons?two of them; one nearby, one farther
away?shattering windows, ripping into wood, a piercing screech of pain erupting from the
terminal, announcing a mortal hit
With both hands Bourne gripped Marie by the waist, heaving her up and propelling her into the
plane as he shouted to the pilot?Shut the door and get out of here!?
?Mon Dieu!? cried the man from the open flight deck?Allez-vous-en!? he roared, ordering
Jason away from the spring-hinged door and the metal steps, gunning the jet?s engine as the plane
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lurched forwardJason plunged to the ground and raised his eyesMarie?s face was pressed against
the window; she was screaming hystericallyThe plane thundered down the runway; it was freeHe was caught rolex watches gmt master in the wash of the amber lights, the glowing rows a cyclorama
of yellowish orangeNo matter where he stood or knelt or crouched he was in silhouetteSo he
pulled out the automatic from his belt?the weapon, he reflected, given to him by Bernardine?and
began slithering, snaking his way across the asphalt toward the bordering grass outside the fencedgate
area
The gunfire erupted again, but now they were three scattered single shots from within the
terminal, where the lights had been extinguishedThey had to have come from Conklin?s gun, or
possibly the clerk?s if he had a weapon; Panov did notThen who had been hit? No time! A
shattering fusillade burst out of the nearest automatic rifle; it was steady, prolonged and deadly,
spraying the side of the small building and the gate area
Then the second automatic weapon commenced firing; from the sound it was on the opposite
side of the terminal?s waiting replica tiffany ro
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