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‘Ar We stand firht He seeht’

‘What do these people want?’

‘They want e for Arnot I’ve becoht on the Sûreté’

‘No, that’s not it, Ar up he called his daughter and woke her up too She slipped off into another roo

‘Dad, I have to talk to David I’ll call you later’

‘Annie, I’ downstairs to the paper Gotta go’

For a ined the scene in their home in the Plateau Mont-Royal quartier of Montreal David rumpled and bewildered So in love with Annie Annie impetuous, ambitious, full of life And so in love with David

He made one more call To his friend and superior, Michel Brébeuf

‘Oui, allô,’ ca you?’

‘Not at all, Ar to call you thisI saw the papers yesterday’

‘Have you seen this ’s?’

There was a pause then Gamache heard Michel call, ‘Catherine, has the paper arrived? Oui? Could you bring it here? Just a moment, Armand’

Gamache heard the rustle as Brébeuf turned the leaves of the paper Then it stopped

‘Mon Dieu Armand, c’est terrible C’est trop Have you talked to Annie?’

She was Michel’s goddaughter and a particular favorite

‘Just now She hadn’t seen it She’s talking to David right now It isn’t true, of course’