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‘You’re a fool, Le with? Why the hell did I think you could do anything against Gah he hadn’t heard the reproach, ‘it alh Chief Inspector Gas’

As I did once, said Brébeuf to himself Once, when I loved Ared to protect each other Once, when I could still ad, I needed help, I didn’t know When I could still say, I’o now

‘I’ent Lemieux softly

Brébeuf waited for the inevitable whining, the doubts, the need for reassurance, yes we’re doing the right thing, yes Ga h his deceit Brébeuf had needed to repeat these things so often to the beleaguered Lemieux he alent and waited But Brébeuf saw a poised, self-contained officer

Good Good

But a tiny, cool breeze enveloped Brébeuf’s heart

‘One other thing he told ly ‘Matthew 10:36’

Brébeuf watched, stone-faced, as Agent Lean breathing again, shallow, fast breaths, al down he saw he’dthat fist, crumpled and balled, was the paper with the four si his head, like a fist, were Lemieux’s last words

Matthew 10:36

He’d forgotten that too But what he knew he’d re time was the look on Lemieux’s face What he’d seen there wasn’t the fa look of a man anted to be convinced Instead, he’d seen the look of a er cared It wasn’t cleverness he’d surprised there, but cunning

Now Agent Lemieux listened and waited for Monsieur Béliveau to tell hirocer seemed content to also wait

‘How did your wife die?’