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‘And you think she’ll conjure evil spirits againstBeauvoir He seeenuinely interested to know

‘I don’t believe in ghosts,’ said Beauvoir ‘I think they’re manufactured to serve a purpose’

‘What purpose?’

‘My wife talks about angels She wants to believe in guardian angels, because it makes her feel less afraid, less alone’

‘And evil spirits, are they manufactured too?’

‘I think so By parents and the church, so that we’ll be afraid and do as we’re told’

‘So evil spirits create fear and angels cal about it

‘I think it’s all in our minds,’ said Beauvoir ‘I think it’s ant to believe Madeleine Favreau believed in ghosts and it killed her If she hadn’t she wouldn’t have been so afraid and that ephedra wouldn’t have stopped her heart You said as much yourself She was scared to death She was killed by her beliefs By sos I don’t I’e of that Get inside your head’

‘The psychic? You think she’ll crawl inside ainst aze, though he longed to This was territory he hated Things he literally couldn’t quite grasp

‘I know you’re saying this because you care’ Gaaze ‘But my beliefs comfort, they don’t kill They’re who I aainst me because they are oing to let it go ‘I know you don’t go to church, but you still believe in God Suppose she said she’d conjure evil spirits, then where’d you be?’

‘I guess I’d have to call on the angels,’ Gamache soing to be faced with exactly that question What do you believe? At least I have my answer, and if it kills me, it killsyou to run away, just to accept help Let me come’

Gamache wavered ‘There’s too naze, then dropped it He knew then ould kill Gahost But his own pride

TWENTY-ONE

‘So, I hear you’re a witch’