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?How do you know he was following me??
?Because he arrived shortly after you did, and we were here a half hour before that securing the
area
?Securing the area!? erupted Conklin, looking at Krupkin?I thought this conference was strictly
between us
?Dear Aleksei, benevolent Aleksei, who would save me from myselfCan you really believe I?d
meet with you without considering my own protectionNot you personally, old friend, but your
aggressors in WashingtonCan you imagine? A deputy director of the CIA negotiates with me over
a man he pretends to think I do not know
?Goddamn you, I never told him!?
?Oh, dear me, then the error?s mine
?Don?t,? interrupted Jason firmly?That old man?s from the Jackal??
?Carlos!? cried Krupkin, his face flushed, his alert blue replica mulberry roxanne handbags eyes now intense, angry?The Jackal?s
after you, Aleksei??
?No, him,? answered Conklin
?Good God! With what we?ve picked up, it?s all falling into placeSo I have the distinct honor
to meet the infamous Jason BourneA great pleasure, sir! We have the same objective where
Carlos is concerned, do we not??
?If your men are any good, we may reach that objective before the next hour?s upCome on!
Let?s get out of here and use the back way, the kitchen, a window, whateverHe?s found me and
you can bet your ass he?s coming out here for meOnly he doesn?t know we know thatLet?s go!?
As the three men rose from the table Krupkin gave instructions to his aide?Have the car
brought around to the rear, the service entrance, if there is one, but do it casually, SergeiNo sense
of urgency, you understand chanel designer me??
?We can drive half a mile down the road and turn into a pasture that will lead to the rear of the
buildingWe will not be seen by the old man in his carAnd have our backup remain in place but be prepared
?Of course, comrade The aide hurried back to the front entrance
?A backup?? exploded Alex?You had a backup??
?Please, Aleksei, why quibble? It?s your own fault, after allEven last night on the phone you
did not tell me about your conspiracy against your own deputy director
?It wasn?t a conspiracy, for Christ?s sake!?
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?It wasn?t exactly a pure rapport between the home office and the field, was it? No, Aleksei
Nikolae Konsolikov, you knew you could?shall we say?use me and you didNever forget, my
fine old adversary, you are Russian
?Will you fake white chanel cambon handbags two shut up and get out of here??
They waited in Krupkin?s armor-plated Citro?n on the edge of an overgrown field a hundred feet
behind the old man?s car, the front of the restaurant in clear sightTo Bourne?s annoyance, Conklin
and the KGB officer reminisced like two aging professionals dissecting each other?s strategies in
past intelligence operations, pointing out the deficiencies each held to be with the other?sThe
Soviet backup was a nondescript sedan on the far shoulder of the road diagonally across from the
restaurantTwo armed men were ready to leap out, their automatic weapons prepared to fire
Suddenly, a Renault station wagon pulled up to the curb in front of the innThree couples were
inside; all but the driver got out, all laughing, playfully entwining their armsThey walked rolex watches gmt master with
abandon toward the entrance as their companion drove the car into the small side parking lot
?Stop them,? said Jason?They could be killed
?Yes, they could be, MrBourne, but if we stop them we will lose the Jackal
Jason stared at the Russian, unable to speak, the harsh winds of anger and confusion clouding
his thoughtsHe started to utter a protest but could not do so; the words would not comeThen it
was too late for wordsA dark brown van shot up the road from the highway to Paris and Bourne
found his voice
?It?s the one from the boulevard Lefebvre, the one that got away!?
?The one from where?? asked Conklin
?There was trouble on Lefebvre several days ago,? said Krupkin?An automobile or a truck was
blown upDo you refer to that??
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