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?Let?s take a look at it,? said the Canadian,...?Let?s take a look at it,? said the Canadian, stepping forward Robert Ludlum ?? THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM 167 ?Thanks but not now, DoctorI suggest you go downstairs and rejoin your wifeI thought you?d say that, but may I say something , very quickly?? ?Very quickly ?I?m a doctor and I?ve had to do a great many things I didn?t like doing and I?m sure this is in that categoryBut when, I think of that young man and what was done to him?? ?Please,? broke in Jason ?Yes, yes, I understandNevertheless, I?m here if you need me, I just wanted you to know thatI?m not terribly proud of my previous statementsI saw what I saw and I do have a name and I?m perfectly willing to testify in a court of lawIn other words, I withdraw my reluctance ?There?ll be no courts, Doctor, no testimony ?Really? But these are serious crimes!? ?We know what they are,? interrupted Bourne?Your help is greatly appreciated, but nothing else concerns gucci backpacks for cheap you ?I see,? said the doctor, staring curiously at Jason The Canadian went to the door and turned?You?d better let me check that neck later The doctor left and Bourne turned to Fontaine ?Are we ready?? ?We?re ready,? replied the Frenchman, smiling pleasantly at the large, imposing, thoroughly mystified young black woman?What are you going to do with all the money you?re earning tonight, my dear?? The girl giggled shyly, her broad smile alive with bright white teeth?I have a good boyfriend I?m going to buy him a fine presentWhat?s your boyfriend?s name?? ?Ishmael, sir ?Let?s go,? said Jason firmly The plan was simple to mount and, like most good strategies, however complex, simple to executeOld Fontaine?s walk through the grounds of Tranquility Inn had been precisely mapped outThe trek began with Fontaine and the young woman returning to his villa presumably to look in on his ill wife before his established, vintage omega watches medically required evening strollThey stayed on the lighted main path, straying now and then across the floodlit lawns but always visible, a crotchety old man supposedly walking wherever his whims led him, to the annoyance of his companionIt was a familiar sight the world over, an enfeebled, irascible septuagenarian taunting his keeper The two former Royal Commandos, one rather short, the other fairly tall, had selected a series of stations between the points where the Frenchman and his ?nurse? would turn and head in different directionsAs the old man and the girl proceeded into the next planned leg, the second commando bypassed his colleague in darkness to the next location, using unseen routes only they knew or could negotiate, such as that beyond the coastline wall above the tangled tropical brush that led to the beach below the villasThe black guards climbed like two enormous spiders in a jungle, crawling cheap chanel bags swiftly, effortlessly from branch and rock to limb and vine, keeping pace with their two chargesBourne followed the second man, his radio on Receive, the angry words of Fontaine pulsating through the static Where is that other nurse? That lovely girl who takes care of my woman? Where is she? I haven?t seen her all day! The emphatic phrases were repeated over and over again with growing hostility Robert Ludlum ?? THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM 168 Jason slippedHe was caught! He was behind the coastal wall, his left foot entangled in thick vinesHe could not pull his leg loose?the strength was not there! He moved his head?his shoulders?and the hot flashes of pain broke out on his neckHis lungs bursting, the blood now drenching his shirt, he worked his way free and crawled on Suddenly there were lights, colored lights spilling over the wallThey had reached the path to the chapel, the red and blue floodlights that lit up the cartier pasha watch entrance to Tranquility Inn?s sealed off sanctuaryIt was the last destination before the return route back to Fontaine?s villa, and one they all agreed was designed more to permit the old Frenchman time to catch his breath than for any other purposeJacques had stationed a guard there to prevent entrance into the demolished chapelThere would be no contact hereThen Bourne heard the words over the radio?the words that would send the false nurse racing away from her false charge ?Get away from me!? yelled FontaineWhere is our regular nurse? What have you done with her?? Up ahead, the two commandos were side by side, crouching below the wallThey turned and looked at Jason, their expressions in the eerie wash of colored lights telling him what he knew only too wellFrom that moment on, all decisions were his; they had led him, escorted him, to his enemyThe rest was up to him The unexpected rarely disturbed Bourne; it did gucci handbags cheap1:02 AM - Thursday, May 6, 2010
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