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guarded,foyofthestasplleagenta,sixsidedsta
“Whatanuglysta,â€tracyobserved
“Dontknopofitskindintheworldâ€
“Whatsithâ€
“Onelliondollarsâ€
theattendantnodded“Thatisrrect,sirstpeopleps,asidothehistoryoftheâ€
trapthatportrayedanairplaneflyingupsidedown
“Thatsaninterestingone,â€tracysaid
theattendantguardingthestacasesaid,“Itsh—â€
“Seventyfivethousanddollars,â€jeffrerked
“Yes,sirexactlyâ€
theyvedontoahaissionarytblue
“Thatsilliondollars,â€jefftoldtracy
opeoinglinghthecrowd
jeffpointedtoanothersta“Heresarareonetheonepenedaydreangengraverprintedpostofficeitshalotofpencetodayâ€
“Theyallseeosllandvulnerable,â€tracysaid,“andsoeasytohâ€
theguardattheuntersled“Athiefissthecasesareallelectronicallyedguardspatrolthenventioncenterdayandnightâ€
“Thatsagreatrelief,â€jeffsaideaestly“Onecantbetoocarefulthesedays,canoneâ€
thatafteoondanieloperandinspeissionerstogethervandurenplaissionersdeskanded
“Theresnothingdefinitehere,â€theitthatyoursuspeeveryluissiontoplasâ€
danieloperoreprivaberedthefeeloftracysunderelling
thatafteoonhetochurch
ofpolicetechniciansittersintracysandjeffssuites,ncealingtheehindpictures,inlas,andunderbedsidetables
inspeandeeredthesuiteonthefloordirectlyabove,andthereatechnicianinstalledaradioreceiverhanantennaandpluggedinarerder
“Itsvoionitoriteonespeaks,itaticallybegintorerdâ€
butdanieloperedtobetherehehadtobethenitwasgodswill
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earlythefollooingdanieloper,inspectorjoopvanduren,andhisyoungassistant,detectivenstablep,heupstairssuitelisteningtothenversationbelow
“Moreffeeâ€jeffsvoice
“No,thankyou,darlingâ€traservicesentupitsreallywonderfulâ€
ashortsilence“Mdeliciousâ€
“Whydontstayinandrelaxâ€
“Soundsgoodâ€
danieloperkneeantby“relax,â€andhisuthtightened
“Thequeenisdedicatinganeefororphansâ€
“Niceithinkthedutcharethesthospitable,generouspeopleinthestheyhaterulesandregulationsâ€
alaugh“Ofursethatssochâ€
ordinaryingnversationbetheachother,operthoughtbuthowshewouldpay
“Speakingofgenerousâ€â€jeffsvoiissedhintheqetwoâ€
“Andissedhintheorientexpressâ€
“Hesprobablyheretorapeanotherpanynoagain,traian,aslongashesintheneighborhood…â€
tracyslaughter“Iuldntagreere,darlingâ€
“Iunderstandourfriendisinthehabitofcarryingpricelessartifactsihaveanideathat—â€
anothervoiadeupnowâ€
vandurentuedtodeteaxilianpierpontthentakesanykindofntact,itoknoâ€
inspeissionertoons
“Theyuldbeafteranynueroftargets,edxilianpierpont,theyattendedthephilatelistnvention,theyvisitedtheluondcuttingfactory,andspenttthenightch—â€
“Eendiefstalvandenachtpossibleâ€
theanpouontyouhavenoideatheirtargetisâ€
“No,notcertaintheytheelveshavedecidedbutthenttheydo,theyusâ€
sfroyouâ€
“Thebugs,â€vandurenexplained“Theyhavenoideatheyarebeingbuggedâ€
thebreakthroughforthepolicecaat9:00athefollooingtracyandjeffptheyheardthesoundofffeebeingpoured
“Heresaninterestingitetrailliondollarsingoldbulliontothedutchindiesâ€
inthesuiteonthefloorabove,detectivenstablepsaid,“Theresnoway—â€
“Shhâ€
theylistened
“Iuchfivelliondollarsingoldracysvoice
“Iydarlingohousandsixhundredseventytousyoultitdouldbelongtoanybodyofurse,itbeeasytogetthosebarsoutofhollandâ€
“Evenifinthefirstplacejustupâ€
“Sothinglikethatâ€
“Yourejokingâ€
“I
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guarded,foyofthestasplleagenta,sixsidedsta
“Whatanuglysta,â€tracyobserved
“Dontknopofitskindintheworldâ€
“Whatsithâ€
“Onelliondollarsâ€
theattendantnodded“Thatisrrect,sirstpeopleps,asidothehistoryoftheâ€
trapthatportrayedanairplaneflyingupsidedown
“Thatsaninterestingone,â€tracysaid
theattendantguardingthestacasesaid,“Itsh—â€
“Seventyfivethousanddollars,â€jeffrerked
“Yes,sirexactlyâ€
theyvedontoahaissionarytblue
“Thatsilliondollars,â€jefftoldtracy
opeoinglinghthecrowd
jeffpointedtoanothersta“Heresarareonetheonepenedaydreangengraverprintedpostofficeitshalotofpencetodayâ€
“Theyallseeosllandvulnerable,â€tracysaid,“andsoeasytohâ€
theguardattheuntersled“Athiefissthecasesareallelectronicallyedguardspatrolthenventioncenterdayandnightâ€
“Thatsagreatrelief,â€jeffsaideaestly“Onecantbetoocarefulthesedays,canoneâ€
thatafteoondanieloperandinspeissionerstogethervandurenplaissionersdeskanded
“Theresnothingdefinitehere,â€theitthatyoursuspeeveryluissiontoplasâ€
danieloperoreprivaberedthefeeloftracysunderelling
thatafteoonhetochurch
ofpolicetechniciansittersintracysandjeffssuites,ncealingtheehindpictures,inlas,andunderbedsidetables
inspeandeeredthesuiteonthefloordirectlyabove,andthereatechnicianinstalledaradioreceiverhanantennaandpluggedinarerder
“Itsvoionitoriteonespeaks,itaticallybegintorerdâ€
butdanieloperedtobetherehehadtobethenitwasgodswill
chapter33
earlythefollooingdanieloper,inspectorjoopvanduren,andhisyoungassistant,detectivenstablep,heupstairssuitelisteningtothenversationbelow
“Moreffeeâ€jeffsvoice
“No,thankyou,darlingâ€traservicesentupitsreallywonderfulâ€
ashortsilence“Mdeliciousâ€
“Whydontstayinandrelaxâ€
“Soundsgoodâ€
danieloperkneeantby“relax,â€andhisuthtightened
“Thequeenisdedicatinganeefororphansâ€
“Niceithinkthedutcharethesthospitable,generouspeopleinthestheyhaterulesandregulationsâ€
alaugh“Ofursethatssochâ€
ordinaryingnversationbetheachother,operthoughtbuthowshewouldpay
“Speakingofgenerousâ€â€jeffsvoiissedhintheqetwoâ€
“Andissedhintheorientexpressâ€
“Hesprobablyheretorapeanotherpanynoagain,traian,aslongashesintheneighborhood…â€
tracyslaughter“Iuldntagreere,darlingâ€
“Iunderstandourfriendisinthehabitofcarryingpricelessartifactsihaveanideathat—â€
anothervoiadeupnowâ€
vandurentuedtodeteaxilianpierpontthentakesanykindofntact,itoknoâ€
inspeissionertoons
“Theyuldbeafteranynueroftargets,edxilianpierpont,theyattendedthephilatelistnvention,theyvisitedtheluondcuttingfactory,andspenttthenightch—â€
“Eendiefstalvandenachtpossibleâ€
theanpouontyouhavenoideatheirtargetisâ€
“No,notcertaintheytheelveshavedecidedbutthenttheydo,theyusâ€
sfroyouâ€
“Thebugs,â€vandurenexplained“Theyhavenoideatheyarebeingbuggedâ€
thebreakthroughforthepolicecaat9:00athefollooingtracyandjeffptheyheardthesoundofffeebeingpoured
“Heresaninterestingitetrailliondollarsingoldbulliontothedutchindiesâ€
inthesuiteonthefloorabove,detectivenstablepsaid,“Theresnoway—â€
“Shhâ€
theylistened
“Iuchfivelliondollarsingoldracysvoice
“Iydarlingohousandsixhundredseventytousyoultitdouldbelongtoanybodyofurse,itbeeasytogetthosebarsoutofhollandâ€
“Evenifinthefirstplacejustupâ€
“Sothinglikethatâ€
“Yourejokingâ€
“I
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