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@@@@@Do you think
you could follow him without
@@@@@Do you think
you could follow him without his seeing you?”
“Would MrSaint Jay tell me to do that?”
“Suppose I have him look over at you and nod his headI am faster than the mongoose and, like the mongoose, I know every foot trail
on TranquilityHe goes one way, I know where he’s going and will be there firstBut how will I
know which priest? More than one may go off by himself
“I’ll talk to all four separatelyHe’ll be the last one
“That’s pretty fast thinking,” said Bourne“You’re right; they could separateI am fifth in my class at ’Serrat’s Technical AcademyThe four ahead of me
are all girls, so they don’t have to work
“That’s an interesting observation—”
“In five or six years I’ll have the money to attend the university in Barbados!”
“Maybe soonerWalk into the lobby and head for the doorLater, after the priests
leave, I’ll come out looking for you, but I won’t be in this uniform, from any distance you won’t
know meIf I don’t find you, meet me in an hour— Where? Where’s a quiet place?”
“Tranquility Chapel, sirThe path in the woods above the east beachNo one ever goes there,
even on the Sabbath
“There is a remaining subject, sir—”
“Fifty dollars, American
“Thank you, sir!”
Jason waited by the door for ninety seconds, then opened it barely an inchIshmael was in place
by the entrance, and he could see John StJacques talking with the four priests several feet to the
right of the front deskBourne tugged at his jacket, squared his shoulders in military fashion, and
walked out into the lobby toward the priests and the owner of Tranquility Inn
“It’s an honor and a privilege, Fathers,” he said to the four black clerics as a surprised and
curious St“I’m new here in the islands and I must say I’m very impressed
The government is particularly pleased that you saw fit to help calm our troubled waters,”
continued Jason, his hands clasped firmly behind his back |