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“Are you sure this is going to work?” asked Jason
“I am only sure that Sergei is an immensely talented professional,” replied Krupkin“He was
trained in Novgorod, you know, and his French is impeccableHe also carries on him a variety of
identifications that would fool the Division of Documents at the Deuxième Bureau
“What about the other two?” pressed Bourne
“Silent subordinates, controlled by and subservient to their superiorThey’re also experts at their
craftHere he comes!”
Sergei could be seen walking out of the glass doors; he turned left, and within moments crossed
the wide boulevard toward the Citro?nHe reached the car, went around the hood and climbed in
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behind the wheel“Everything is in order,” he said, angling his head over the front seat“Madame
has not returned and the flat is number twenty-one, second floor, right front sideIt has been swept
thoroughly; there are no intercepts
“Are you certain?” asked Conklin“There’s no room for error here, Sergei
“Our instruments are the best, sir,” answered the KGB aide, smiling“It pains me to say it, but
they were developed by the General Electronics Corporation under contract to Langley
“Two points for our side,” said Alex
“Minus twelve for permitting the technology to be stolen,” concluded Krupkin“Besides, I’m
sure a number of years ago our Madame Lavier might have had bugs sewn into her mattress—”
“Checked,” broke in Sergei
“Thank you, but my point is that the Jackal could hardly have monitoring personnel all over
ParisIt all gets so complicated
“Where are your other two men?” asked Bourne
“In the lobby corridors, sirI’ll join them shortly, and we have a support vehicle down the street,
all in radio contact, of courseI’ll drive you over no |