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I don?t ask forgiveness in this world; the other?s another question
There were always circumstances??
?Gallic logic,? remarked Brendan Patrick Pierre Prefontaine, former judge of the first circuit
court in Boston, as he absently touched the raw tender skin of his neck below his singed white hair
?Thank heavens I never had to argue before les tribunals; neither side is ever actually wrong The
disbarred attorney chuckled?You see before you a felon, justly tried and justly convictedThe
only exculpatory aspect of my crimes is that I was caught and so many others were not and are
not
?Perhaps we are related, after all, Monsieur le Juge
?By comparison, sir, my life is far closer to that of StThomas Aquinas??
?Blackmail,? interrupted Marie
?No, actually the charge was malfeasanceAccepting remunerations for favorable decisions, that
sort of thingMy quilted chanel purse God, we?re hound?s-tooth Boston! In New York City it?s standard procedure:
Leave your money with the bailiff, enough for everyone
?I?m not referring to Boston, I?m talking about why you?re here
?That?s an oversimplification but essentially correctAs I told you, the man who paid me to find
out where you?d gone also paid me an additional large sum of money to keep the information to
myselfUnder the circumstances, and because I have no pressing schedule of appointments, I
thought it logical to pursue the inquiryAfter all, if the little I knew brought so much, how much
more might come to me if I learned a little more??
?You talk of Gallic logic, monsieur?? inserted the Frenchman
?It?s simple interrogatory progression,? replied the former judge, briefly glancing at Jean Pierre
before turning back to Marie?However, my dear, I may have glossed over an cartier watch fake item that was
extremely helpful in negotiations with my clientTo put it plainly, your identity was being withheld
and protected by the governmentIt was a strong point that frightened a very strong and influential
man
?I want his name,? said Marie
?Then I must have protection, too,? rejoined Prefontaine
?You?ll have it??
?And perhaps something more,? continued the old disbarred attorney?My client has no idea I
came here, no knowledge of what?s happened, all of which might fuel the fires of his largess if I
described what I?ve experienced and observedHe?d be frightened out of his mind even to be
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associated with such eventsAlso, considering the fact that I was nearly killed by that Teutonic
Amazon, I really deserve more
?Am I then to be rewarded for saving your life, monsieur??
?If I had anything of cartier men's tank solo value?other than my legal expertise, which is yours?I?d happily share it
If I?m given anything, that still holds, Cousin
?Merci bien, Cousin
?D?accord, mon ami, but never let the Irish nuns hear us
?You don?t look like a poor man, Judge,? said John St
?Then appearances are as deceiving as a long-forgotten title you so generously useI should
add that my wants are not extravagant, for there?s no one but myself, and my creature comforts do
not require luxury
?You?ve lost your woman, too, then??
?Not that it?s any of your damn business, but my wife left me twenty-nine years ago, and my
thirty-eight-year-old son, now a successful attorney on Wall Street, uses her name and when
questioned by curious people tells them he never knew meI haven?t seen him since he was ten; it
was not in his interest, you understand
?Quel bull****, CousinThat boy got his gucci leather wallets brains from me, not from the airhead who bore himMy French pureblood here has his own reasons?obviously based on
betrayal?for cooperating with youI have equally strong reasons for wanting to help you, too, but
I must also consider myselfMy aged new friend can go back and live what?s left of his life in
Paris, whereas I have no place to go but Boston and the few opportunities I?ve developed over the
years to eke out a livingTherefore my deep-seated motives for wanting to help must themselves
take a backseatWith what I know now I wouldn?t last five minutes in the streets of Boston
?Breakthrough,? said John StJacques, staring at Prefontaine?I?m sorry, Judge, we don?t need
you
?What?? Marie sat forward in her chair?Please, Bro, we need all the help we can get!?
?Not in this caseWe know who hired him
?We do??
?Conklin knows; he called it a fake white chanel watches ?breakthr
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