My parents came from Marseilles and both...
My parents came from Marseilles and both died
recentlyI want to see where they came from, where they lived—perhaps what I missed
“How extraordinarily touching, lovely lady,” said the immigration official, appraising the most
appealing traveler“Perhaps also you might need a guide? There is no part of this city that is not
indelibly printed on my mindI’ll be at the Sofitel Vieux PortWhat’s your name? You have mine
“Lafontaine, madameAt your service!”
“Lafontaine? You don’t say?”
“I do indeed!”
“How interesting
“I am very interesting,” said the official, his eyelids half closed but not with sleepiness, as his
rubber stamps flew recklessly down to process the tourist“I am at your every service, madame!”
It must run in that very peculiar clan, thought Marie as she headed for the luggage balenciaga bags in black areaFrom
there she would board a domestic flight to Paris under any name she chose
Fran?ois Bernardine awoke with a start, shooting up on his elbows, frowning, disturbedShe’s
on her way to Paris, I know it! The words of the husband who knew her bestShe’s not listed on
any flight from any other country coming into ParisParis: The operative word was
Paris!
But suppose it was not Paris?
The Deuxième veteran crawled rapidly out of bed in the early morning light shining through the
tall narrow windows of his flatIn fewer minutes than his face appreciated, he shaved, then
completed his ablutions, dressed, and walked down into the street to his Peugeot, where there was
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the inevitable ticket on the windshield; alas, it was no longer officially dismissible with a new louis vuitton bags quiet
phone callHe sighed, picked it off the glass, and climbed in behind the wheel
Fifty-eight minutes later he swung the car into the parking lot of a small brick building in the
huge cargo complex of Orly AirportThe building was nondescript; the work inside was notIt was
a branch of the Department of Immigration, an all-important arm known simply as the Bureau of
Air Entries, where sophisticated computers kept up-to-the-minute records of every traveler flying
into France at all the international airportsIt was vital to immigration but not often consulted by
the Deuxième, for there were far too many other points of entry used by the people in which the
Deuxième was interestedNevertheless, over the years, Bernardine, operating on the theory of the
obvious being unnoticed, had sought hermes birkin bag replica information from the Bureau of Air EntriesEvery now and
then he had been rewardedHe wondered if that would be the case this morning
Nineteen minutes later he had his answerIt was the case, but the reward was considerably
diminished in value, for the information came too lateThere was a pay phone in the bureau’s
lobby; Bernardine inserted a coin and dialed the Pont-Royal
“Yes?” coughed the voice of Jason Bourne
“I apologize for waking you
“I was just getting upThere are two men down in the street far more tired than I am, unless
they’re replacements
“Relative to last night? All night?”
“YesI’ll tell you about it when I see youIs that why you called?”
“NoI’m out at Orly and I’m afraid I have bad news, information that proves me an idiotI
should have considered itYour wife flew into Marseilles chanel replica bag free shipping slightly over two hours ago
“Why is that bad news?” cried Jason“We know where she is! We can— Oh, Christ, I see what
you mean Subdued, Bourne’s words trailed off“She can take a train, hire a car
“She can even fly up to Paris under any name she cares to,” added Bernardine“Still, I have an
ideaIt’s probably as worthless as my brain but I suggest it anywayDo you and she have
special—how do you say it?—nicknames for each other? Sobriquets of endearment perhaps?”
“We’re not much for the cute stuff, franklyA couple of years ago, Jamie,
that’s our son, had trouble with ‘Mommy He turned it around and called her ‘Meemom We
kidded about it and I called her that for a few months off and on until he got it right
“I know she speaks French fluentlyDoes she read the papers?”
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