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wife crossed to the table; she stopped, blocked by her husband—her husband yet not her husband
“No,” said Bourne quietly, shaking his head
“Don’t say that to me,” protested the mother, anger flashing in her eyes
“Three hours ago in the Rivoli changed everythingNothing’s the same nowDon’t you
understand that?”
“I understand that my children are several thousand miles away from me and I intend to reach
themDon’t you understand that?”
“Of course I do, I just can’t allow it,” answered JasonBourne!”
“Will you listen to me? You’ll talk to Johnny and to Jamie—we’ll both talk to them—but not
from here and not while they’re on the island?”
“I’m calling Alex in a few minutes and telling him to get all of them out of there, including Mrs
Marie had stared at her husband, suddenly understanding“Oh, my God, Carlos!”
“YesAs of this noon he’s got only one place to zero in on—TranquilityIf he doesn’t know
now, he’ll learn soon enough that Jamie and Alison are with JohnnyI trust your brother and his
personal Tonton Macoute, but I still want them away from there before it’s night in the islandsI
also don’t know if Carlos has sources in the island’s trunk lines that could trace a call between there
and here, but I do know that Alex’s phone is sterileThat’s why you can’t call now
“Then, for God’s sake, call Alex! What the hell are you waiting for?”
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“I’m not sure For a moment there was a blank, panicked look in her husband’s eyes—they
were the eyes of David Webb, not Jason Bourne“I have to decide—where do I send the kids?”
“Alex will know, Jason,” said Marie, her own eyes leveled steadily on his The veiled, vacuous look passed and Bourne reached for the
phone
Alexander Conklin was not in Vienna, Virginia, UInstead, there was the monotonic voice
of a recorded operator that had the effect of crashing thunder“The telephone number you have
called is no longer in service |