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‘Listen to this’

‘Golf scores?’ Myrna asked, pouringsome to Clara Peter was hidden behind La Journée, the Montreal paper

‘This is in the city column’ Peter poked his head round the paper to find Myrna pouring crea the doors of the toaster to gingerly re one piece to Myrna, Clara reached for theit thick upon her toast They were paying absolutely no attention He ducked back behind the paper with a se, he knew He started to read out loud

‘It is a matter of some concern that a senior officer in the Sûreté du Québec is living way beyond histono more than ninety-five thousand dollars Even that, in enerous salary his lifestyle exceeds his apparent inco vacations in France Living in style in Outre a Volvo’

Peter slowly lowered the paper to see a tableau Myrna and Clara were staring at him, their eyes almost as wide as their mouths Toast arrested halfway up

He lifted the paper again, to read the last line The knife thrust The twist as it struck home

‘And all this since the sad case of Superintendent Pierre Arnot What did he have to do to earn this uest sipped the last of her herbal tea and replaced the cup He was peeking froh the crack he could see her getting up

Jeanne Chauvet had returned to the B & B after dinner the night before Gabri had siven her the key to her room and discreetly called Gamache at home

‘She’s back,’ he’d whispered

‘Pardon?’

‘She’s back,’ he’d said, with or