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"Wretched man" Émile paused, then reached out and laid his hand briefly on Gamache’s as it held the car door

"Merci," said Gamache "For all you’ve done for ht need a little help?"

"I think so" Gamache opened the car door and Henri juht be a strawberry"

Éhed "Between us? So do I"

At home three hours later, Ga roorate

"Éive you a e"

"Oh?"

"He said ‘Threeto you?"

Gah but Douglas had only brought two back fro about that video, Arlasses "Would you like to see it?"

"Would you like me to?"

He hesitated "I’d rather not, but if you need to I’d watch it with you"

She smiled "Merci, but I don’t want to see it"

He kissed her softly then they went back to reading Reine-Marie glanced over her book at Armand

She knew all she needed to know

Gabri stood behind the bar of the bistro, dish towel in hand, wiping a glass clean Around hihed, read and sat quietly

It was Sunday afternoon andGabri

"I’d love to go to Venice," said Clara

"Too many tourists," Ruth snapped

"How do you know?" Myrna asked "Have you been?"