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due me o le o ou e mon d wed o m n n Cf e e d e o o b e ol i o of e Ce o e Rue du Somd e de h uele led m pee r o e ef e oul m ou of e ol h f d, would ir d fo m o B h ur eo o e or l m d? me I wod m Sd Sd n o o f d orl nil foud m lo me n li booo o he u, SnP· bo b : A Hh W1 whh d e h w bou n, U1z 1 I t. kd mle fo w e y en oh boooe lo op v l o R SS Te b o m oom w ou i n fo me e fo f e we d m mo o h Ru u e upd: e w m bo, h wow o w kie m V er o Te l l uli o 27
o e, e o e b, e fe S a e be e , e e t a t b e. o d ef the eak of t Re Ca u ee befe, b a a t d o e pe f e Jee o f ha hb ad o e oe a. fe ee aag e abl f ee ng to upe e. See e a e"e ae a e e of . Jauene ed a e, hwi pe at a . a e"e oed e o he oe Pe Ca . . . I ho h ha a a o e Je. Wer o e ghbohd' e ee he o o o o wod ed f age an a e . . Cpe b ha . .' I w deed o e I , he booh Jaeine w a"oidg g. a Cad' peee h w ag e o da oad e I t hae epd hei oeao. od o d' Caad ae . e ad the dep, eona ie f eoe o wa paie pe ad e eoe. gede' e e hn b he a i e a fe. e a a gy t eig e hoe, I hd e A Hb V Jamai e pe of ao. o i ea ay to h e a oe I e. I e o e abe fe
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ttl l le elie e elae H t ee wied tat t a somt t dlese Ctd, tt te ose o veato o d el someti tt te ot e t ee e om e A et ee es Ct s ooi h m w sm No sd ee old e o a e tee i ts ast e t aele ad e : et too s a te e to oe m e S as te e a de a Bver to Ps I ememee te la ar stoe o te e Cs Tt od e e o o, sd ael ie ts s a oe ta te ta ee te Se a loog at Ca a se a a i e od im messe ad old el eel smeo atated to m d a ee oted deted to el o sad Caa o oll s e a sg t me it s sadoi loo t ws as e ad aead made m d ot me ad setl o atd o st oeseso dt o to asos e oes sa e l ed aelie sised t m ely wl l a B shoed o eotio ore ms ot Rel e ms, sos te es s ae ad deed mt ve ded m e 3
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His t ial. s th ly si c r ay a i t m ft tat ws t d o l s s al s tat ou a itio t a a t t i ik u ' ud ti f ly lati fo t fat a tis t i\rd a i is sit sd it t s t ts ou tis ati Qua af e ws ist i Jai. a smt s t rik l ter whis Va \r a Jaqie i t s sihtst si imati As r stae r ws t i ths tmrs r ou std s r s r s \y s ed m tm t tme tn twr Jqui , ai t sk hr t ee tis af d wk i m t th Gr w \ ta ni tri d m wd \e d rss t ra r ty T a ws rked litl f u ue Cus wr t sdak eme st wit i i . Jaqie g i rt st aau ked me r t drs m t a we tk u Sai tJaqu t a t u\r Si Gmi f rt rt e sid i\ i . . He d is a twr Va \ d m H 2
s i it is si se, t eig s s s e isii A i fe, ote os b ws tg to sti i sptt toe s e ws ig it d, s de po do o te b t A o og ou go o iig i otes is ti e s tg to ie Se s soig oppg te s ot t fope o t ee is, se sd t epes o ou Ae fie o s Mo A e d ooe fo book b ts M peso te gis booksto o t but foud otig e o pooo s eist s te eop i the jo ss tht d s Ju es tht st d But I st sue t o t · p ws e A o se o o i? ske Bee sig et to e s fob e s O ose suggst e t Se s spg i eot toe I dt g e I got te pesso tt se td to o it oe u t ts A fie to t h o tt , , st te o e teestd i e Bee stopp t ot o ote S tis s u to s gooigt, s fi ud ee se t gi , ik ose oos e te fo te i the f D te t t te stgt b 33
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were o te ight Or tey ight \e h\ oe st drk soewhere i this eihorhoo. u they wed to get i o e rst \er got o of the r, eig the oo op. tught sw Cs bs Jqeie s ke, it ight \ ee sed b he sidress She h si oodbe to e, \ qiety C h f\or e wit oo gooight. I as ery i he y St ig o the sidek Be\r h wite for to get ot of te r h hd shke y h O of tese s i the Cf te ye, he sid t t or th hote, red ro e\er \d t e d got bk t r. door sd o he s oe i the rer se h r std o i the d iretio of e See t ws so th w to the tri d Lo tri ttios, d thoght to ysef th they were goig o e\e Pris for goi pstirs to y oo I sk the igh erk or eepho book bu I st qite se ho to sp Cr td d o istigs or C Cd, Ct Cr Ce Cre, Crt o o t s d Pirre odt get to see rerete ot hi se C soe qestios wo he h swrd I h hd r goe to d shoo i h\ prti o trid to igi h wte dests sok ei\ig pits i is oe. e thohts rted to Jqe 34
lie, d Caaud's hand on her knee Maybe V Bever cold explan some of this for me I slept restessly I my dre, names wrien in glowing leers were marchig by Cau, Caad, Caaut, Caaux, Ceau, Caead, Caeax
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Sh ad her hn on e s ha see her ih a er n e e Cs n brht he ae oe o m on r se si. I rel e r cos a I n rom sh e he bac as. d e\e done so bere ae he o the a bothre . Ev o th slh e e . ow he h wa r in thrh h a eeen he ans. I was srae t se her ae ad er ohs saered \r the oor h ate we el ase Cins ad ns i the staa brouh e bc o oiosness b idn o\e. She was stil sein her head aainst shoe oe a wrsa as o oco n th aernoon. s she e the roo she td e i ou be best nt o se ea oher onght. Van Bever hd roba been ba ro AthsMons for soe te and he was exi her at r hotel on h Qa de a Toll. ddnt w to as how she woud exla er absen. en as aone aa, et as thoh were a hr had been h ni bee onc aain there was noh ou be sr of ad ad o hoe b o wa hr o a he Caf e or mabe o o the e Cas arond one n he on. An on Sra an \ r wo a\ or rss ax a wd wal hi to h r saon. An e lt hr st Pars wuld be exal li beore. And so on i e d of e 8
gathered together three or four a ok in my beige cavas carl ad went downstairs. asked he ma stadng bend he ont desk he had a directory of the sreets of Pis, and he haded e one that lked brnd-new, wih a blue coer. lked up a e nubers on e Boueard Haussman uil found te JacqueAdr Museu at ur 158. At 16o ere reay was a dens, a Perre Rbbes wroe don s tee pone er, jus ase g be use: Wagra 13 18. Then, wi y beige crra n hand, aked to he Engis booksore by Sant-Jen-le-Pauvre, where a aged to se one ofhe books as cryng, for 10 frs.
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bth wa in the bement. I led Wagram 13 . Someone aswered. 'Is th Pierre Caud? os aing? 'Cud I speak to Jacquelne? A ew seonds of silene. I hug up.
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t t er er as i f e ere ing t t bri b ri e o o f a ba ream . H was o o in ingg out a pak o igar i gare ees. es. Y wa t t t t anter ante r pina pin all gam ? ' Ja Jaque quelilie e aske aske im. It was as s e were were ting o o ke ke m awa fr fro e. e. Not No t ght g ht ow ow.. It ges ges m a migane.' Me too. too. I c c ear ear te soud te nbal n bal mane man e e e he n I wasn't wasn't at t t Caf Caf ae ae.. aske an evr aske Ha·e ou hea fro Caau latel?' Jacqel Jacqelii n e fr frowne owne probabl as a s a way way of tel tel g me to tay tay o o t tat at sject sj ect.. h? A o intested im?' i s vie vie soue sarp s arp.. e seeed seeed supsed tat I had reered aaus nae. Is he oo e est st?'?' ke. I remembeed reme mbeed the gay st s t te t e dee soa soat t voie h h wee ot wtot cei dstio d stio . I dot ko said Va Bever q que uelle e was p rten teng g ot to lst l sten en.. She was loo loo n n w w to to rd the th e etran e trane e o te t e caf caf . Va Beer B eer s si s i lil i e st. st. e oks oks n Pars a a te tm t m'' e sai sa i.. Ad A d the the h h ta ta ds d s e or or 'In roine. The the therr n t t in the a a t t Re uja ere a a so of akwar akwar ess ess beeen beeen tem t em an an Caad Caa d and an d de de spte sp te te t e mae m ae o1 o 1esaton e'd ha when I sat don at he he i r tbe tb e i t ad ever gone a aay. ay. n I fo o tat sme
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He sled a e. He esaed a oen, en added: 'You cod do us a ao . . . . Sa u nex e e s us don . . . . 'You n ee oud ae ns ease o us, sad Jacquelne. 'You don nd? 'No, no a . I l e a pleasue. I oud ae done ann o e.
at Sa a a \ w o ossax. I as aiti f frt f tei htel a ao he aoo as h a s. a e\er o s. H st w a a i wal alg Qai a ll. Im o o o o e a ey o ali . hes wrs m y sprise. le mrrase h pa a Car ha a h ay fore o sy he odnt e ale o \e h a re o Foeses ase he ha ork o o. Caus appre hoh s ale reles were o o e se Cara l wae o a a\aag of h s asee a e\ers to s Jaelie So e ke her ih h o oresa He aswere h if he Caa wol ol com a hm a wo pes e se tig. Jule me o of th hoe t mee s. I sppose ou were ag ao Cara sh si. S ooke at s t oe ae he oe I ak m o say h o a a \ Thas . l h o he oarie mo saio a . The wr h et. I o loger fl aki 4
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