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‘And ould they say?’ Clara looked at Peter with amusement

‘Fuck!’ they both said at once

‘Only a poet would have a duck that said fuck,’ said Clara, laughing Then she noticed the Sûreté officers leaving the bistro and heading to the old railway station She was considering going over to say hello, andup some information, when she saw Inspector Beauvoir take Chief Inspector Gaerand the Chief Inspector was listening

‘Is that what you’re doing?’ Beauvoir tried to keep his voice down He reached into Gamache’s jacket and took the folded newspaper fro It’s so, isn’t it?’

‘I don’t know,’ Gamache admitted

‘It’s Arnot, isn’t it? It’s always fucking Arnot’ Beauvoir’s voice was getting louder

‘You need to trusthas been around far too long Ti He’s brought the fight to you, with this’ Beauvoir waved the paper

From theirPeter and Clara saw the newspaper waved like a baton Clara knew if they atching so were others Gamache and Beauvoir could not have chosen a ument

‘You’ve known for months, years, that it wasn’t over,’ continued Beauvoir ‘But still you stayed silent You’re no longer consulted on major decisions--’

‘But that’s different The senior officers aren’t doing that because they agree with Arnot They’re punishing ainst their decision You know that It’s different’

‘But it’s not right’

‘You think not? Do you really think when I arrested Arnot I didn’t expect this to happen?’ Now Beauvoir’s arrew very still Gamache seemed to envelop him in a sort of bubble His brown eyes were so intense, his voice so deep and forceful He held Beauvoir there, riveted ‘I knew that it would happen The senior council couldn’t allow et aith it This is their punishht Don’t confuse the two, Jean Guy The fact that I’ll never get another pro the direction of the Sûreté any ’

Gamache reached out and took the newspaper froe hands He lowered his voice al in Three Pines h the squirrels and chip to hear And he knew perfectly well the people were