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toded
delgadoopenedanotherbottleheenthylpetoneontoafreshttonballandthechecalschristianchadastoodtherestaringatthepainting,unabletobelieveesplacelearlyvisiblel
delgadotuedtohihisfacepale鈥淪hall鈥shalligoon鈥
鈥淵es,鈥chadasaidhoarsely鈥淕oon鈥
sloaterializedeaostiortantseuintheors;thekingofspain;thehewasruined
hestuledbacktohisofficeandtelephonedhenrirendell
thetenachadasoffice
鈥淵ou,鈥thedirectorsaidheavily鈥淚tisalucassout,ishallbealaughingstock鈥
鈥淟uine鈥
鈥淚paidthreeandahalflliondollarsforthatpainting鈥
rendellshrugged鈥淐anyougetyoueyback鈥
thedireaedithadbeeninherhusbandsfalyforthreegenerationsifisuedher,thecaseuseususpect鈥
henrirendellauctionitoff鈥
chadashookhishead鈥淣othenthehestory鈥
rendellsfaaybeinluckighthaveaclientheisanofdiscretion鈥
鈥淚ongbeautifultreasuresidliketogiveitaterly
鈥淭hatakeatelephonecall鈥
鈥淭hatostkindofyou,se褋orrendell鈥
atahastilyheldetingthestunnedboardofdiresilentlynoonespokeaisery
thatafteoonadeal,onspicuouspieceofburlap
鈥淭heboardofdireaanofdiscretion鈥
鈥淵ouised
useuhetookataxitoaresidentialareainthenortheendofdrid,ent,andknockedonthedooritoodcesarporrettatracylookedatrendellquestioningly,andhegrinned:
鈥淭heyuldnttogetthisofftheirhandsl鈥henrirendellgloated
tracyhuggedhi鈥淐oin鈥
porrettatookthepaintingandplaceditonatable
鈥淣oiracle鈥agoyabroughtbacktolife鈥
hereaentholatedspiritsandopeneditthepungentodorinstantlyfilledtherooastraeofthespiritsontoapieegraduallythesignatureoflucasbegantofadeunderithesignatureofgoya
rendellstaredatitina鈥
鈥淚titted鈥淪heaskede鈥
鈥淗efiguredouthoiled
porrettasaiddestly,鈥淚tpletookfeinutesthetrieappearediftheyhadgonefurther,theyhatgoyasoriginalsignaturehbutofurse,theydidnt鈥
tracyhandedeachnafatenvelopeandsaid,鈥淚tothankyouboth鈥
鈥淎nytiyouneedanartexpert,鈥henrirendellwinked
porrettaasked,鈥淗oocarrythepaintingoutoftheuntry鈥
鈥淚avingassengerlleenand
onheratterofpsythebeginningshehadseenthatitpossibletostealthepaintingfroheprado,soshehadhadtotriinafraofndheyedtogetridofittracyvisualizedjeffstevenssfaceted,andshelaughedaloud
sheessenger,andelephonedcesarporretta
鈥淭hessengerisherenosendinghivertopickupthepaintingseethathe鈥斺�
鈥淲hated鈥淵ourssengerpickedupthepaintinghalfanhourago鈥
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inaprivateoffiatignon,guntherhartogsaid,鈥淚understandhoadrid,tracy,butjeffstevensgottherefirst鈥
鈥淣o,鈥tracyrrectedhiitterly鈥淚gottherefirsthegottherelast鈥
鈥淏utjeffdelivereditthepuertoisalreadyonitsyclient鈥
afterallherplanningandsenthehadcalyusthavebeenlaughingatherallthetiyourea
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toded
delgadoopenedanotherbottleheenthylpetoneontoafreshttonballandthechecalschristianchadastoodtherestaringatthepainting,unabletobelieveesplacelearlyvisiblel
delgadotuedtohihisfacepale鈥淪hall鈥shalligoon鈥
鈥淵es,鈥chadasaidhoarsely鈥淕oon鈥
sloaterializedeaostiortantseuintheors;thekingofspain;thehewasruined
hestuledbacktohisofficeandtelephonedhenrirendell
thetenachadasoffice
鈥淵ou,鈥thedirectorsaidheavily鈥淚tisalucassout,ishallbealaughingstock鈥
鈥淟uine鈥
鈥淚paidthreeandahalflliondollarsforthatpainting鈥
rendellshrugged鈥淐anyougetyoueyback鈥
thedireaedithadbeeninherhusbandsfalyforthreegenerationsifisuedher,thecaseuseususpect鈥
henrirendellauctionitoff鈥
chadashookhishead鈥淣othenthehestory鈥
rendellsfaaybeinluckighthaveaclientheisanofdiscretion鈥
鈥淚ongbeautifultreasuresidliketogiveitaterly
鈥淭hatakeatelephonecall鈥
鈥淭hatostkindofyou,se褋orrendell鈥
atahastilyheldetingthestunnedboardofdiresilentlynoonespokeaisery
thatafteoonadeal,onspicuouspieceofburlap
鈥淭heboardofdireaanofdiscretion鈥
鈥淵ouised
useuhetookataxitoaresidentialareainthenortheendofdrid,ent,andknockedonthedooritoodcesarporrettatracylookedatrendellquestioningly,andhegrinned:
鈥淭heyuldnttogetthisofftheirhandsl鈥henrirendellgloated
tracyhuggedhi鈥淐oin鈥
porrettatookthepaintingandplaceditonatable
鈥淣oiracle鈥agoyabroughtbacktolife鈥
hereaentholatedspiritsandopeneditthepungentodorinstantlyfilledtherooastraeofthespiritsontoapieegraduallythesignatureoflucasbegantofadeunderithesignatureofgoya
rendellstaredatitina鈥
鈥淚titted鈥淪heaskede鈥
鈥淗efiguredouthoiled
porrettasaiddestly,鈥淚tpletookfeinutesthetrieappearediftheyhadgonefurther,theyhatgoyasoriginalsignaturehbutofurse,theydidnt鈥
tracyhandedeachnafatenvelopeandsaid,鈥淚tothankyouboth鈥
鈥淎nytiyouneedanartexpert,鈥henrirendellwinked
porrettaasked,鈥淗oocarrythepaintingoutoftheuntry鈥
鈥淚avingassengerlleenand
onheratterofpsythebeginningshehadseenthatitpossibletostealthepaintingfroheprado,soshehadhadtotriinafraofndheyedtogetridofittracyvisualizedjeffstevenssfaceted,andshelaughedaloud
sheessenger,andelephonedcesarporretta
鈥淭hessengerisherenosendinghivertopickupthepaintingseethathe鈥斺�
鈥淲hated鈥淵ourssengerpickedupthepaintinghalfanhourago鈥
chapter31
paris
wednesday,july9鈥noon
inaprivateoffiatignon,guntherhartogsaid,鈥淚understandhoadrid,tracy,butjeffstevensgottherefirst鈥
鈥淣o,鈥tracyrrectedhiitterly鈥淚gottherefirsthegottherelast鈥
鈥淏utjeffdelivereditthepuertoisalreadyonitsyclient鈥
afterallherplanningandsenthehadcalyusthavebeenlaughingatherallthetiyourea
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