“I thought I was too, but I was wrongI...
“I thought I was too, but I was wrongI overestimated a big clever kid doing a simple, harmless
job and underestimated a humble, frightened priest who took thirty pieces of silver
“What are you talking about?”
“Ishmael and Brother SamuelSamuel must have witnessed the torture of a child through the
eyes of Torquemada
“Turkey who?”
“The point is we don’t really know the playersThe guards, for instance, the ones you brought to
the chapel—”
“I’m not a fool, David,” protested StJacques, interrupting“When you called for us to surround
the place, I took a small liberty and chose two men, the only two I would choose, figuring a pair of
Uzis made up for the absence of one man and the four points of the compassThey’re my head
boys and former Royal big chanel Commandos; they’re in charge of all the security here and, like Henry, I
trust them
“Henry? He’s a good man, isn’t he?”
“He’s a pain in the ass sometimes, but he’s the best in the islands
“And the Crown governor?”
“He’s just an ass
“Does Henry know that?”
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“Sure, he doesHe didn’t get to be a brigadier on his looks, potbelly and allHe’s not only a
good soldier, he’s a good administratorHe covers for a lot around here
“And you’re certain he hasn’t been in touch with the CG
“He told me he’d let me know before he reached the pompous idiot and I believe him
“I sincerely hope you’re right—because that pompous idiot is the Jackal’s contact in
Montserrat
“What? I don’t believe it!”
“Believe
“It’s incredible!”
“No, roxanne mulberry bag it’s notIt’s the way of the JackalHe finds vulnerability and he recruits it, buys itThere
are very few in the gray areas beyond his ability to purchase themJacques wandered aimlessly to the balcony doors coming to terms with the
unbelievable“I suppose it answers a question a lot of us have asked ourselvesThe governor’s oldline
landed gentry with a brother high up in the Foreign Office who’s close to the prime minister
Why at his age was he sent out here, or, maybe more to the point, why did he accept it? You’d
think he’d settle for nothing less than Bermuda or the British VirginsPlymouth can be a steppingstone,
not a final post
“He was banished, JohnnyCarlos probably found out why a long time ago and has him on a list
He’s been doing it for yearsMost uhr rolex people read newspapers and books and magazines for diversion;
the Jackal pores over volumes of in-depth intelligence reports from every conceivable source he
can unearth, and he’s unearthed more than the CIA, the KGB, MI-Five and Six, Interpol and a
dozen other services even want to think aboutThose seaplanes flew in four or five times after I
got back here from BlackburneWho was on them?”
“Pilots,” answered StJacques, turning around“They were taking people out, not bringing
anyone in, I told you thatWere you watching?”
“Watching who?”
“Each plane when it came in
“Hey, come on! You had me doing a dozen different things
“What about the two black commandos? The ones you trust so much
“They were checking and positioning the other guards, for Christ’s chanel white ceramic watch sake
“Then we don’t really know who may have come in on those planes, do we? Maybe slipping
into the water over the pontoons as they taxied through the reefs—perhaps before the sandbar
“For God’s sake, David, I’ve known those charter jocks for yearsThey wouldn’t let anything
like that happenNo way!”
“You mean it’s kind of unbelievable
“Like the Jackal’s contact in Montserrat
The owner of Tranquility Inn stared at his brother-in-law“What kind of world do you live in?”
“One I’m sorry you ever became a part ofBut you are now and you’ll play by its rules, my
rules A fleck, a flash, an infinitesimal streak of deep red light from the darkness outside!
Infrared! Arms extended, Bourne lunged at StJacques, propelling him off his feet, away from the
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