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Odile, as he’d stepped into the fresh air froanic store, had shouted a phrase that still resonated in his ears

‘Watch out for bears,’ she’d sung cheerily after him

He’d picked up a stick when he’d entered the woods To knock the bear on the nose Or was that sharks? Well, he was ready either way The bear could always use the stick as a toothpick after eating hihly trained by Gamache not to ever take it out unless he was certain to use it, it reh news reports about bear attacks to know that black bears weren’t generally dangerous, unless you got between erous if startled So screa ‘Monsieur Sandon’ had taken on a dual purpose

‘Monsieur Saaaandonnnn’

‘I’m here,’ came the sudden response Beauvoir stopped and looked around

‘Where?’ he yelled

‘Over here I’ll find you’

Now Beauvoir heard footsteps through the autus But he saw no rew louder and still no host

Da his anxiety rise I don’t believe in ghosts I don’t believe in ghosts

‘Who are you?’

Beauvoir turned round and on the top of a slight rise stood a y knitted hat and his red beard stuck out in all directions He was covered inFoot There was sorandmother had told him about The Green Man Half ripped his stick

‘Inspector Beauvoir, Sûreté du Québec’

It had never sounded hed Not a h But a laugh of genuine aracefully between old growth trees and saplings