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Gamache listened and wondered if this was how the Paris Peace Conference was negotiated after the Great War When Europe was divided up by the winners And Gamache wondered if this would have the same disastrous results

"I don’t want one," said Marois His voice was reasonable, silken, contained "I want both"

"Fucking bastard," said Castonguay, but Marois didn’t seeh Castonguay had just complimented him

"At what point yesterday did you decide Clara Morroas the one?" asked Gamache

"You ith in Mary’s eye"

Ga that ht siht"

"I still do But how remarkable is that? For Clara Morrow to, in essence, capture the human experience? One person’s hope is another person’s cruelty Is it light, or a false prouay, who seeh they’d been at different art shows

"I want to get back to the dead wo lost for a reed And fear

"Were you surprised to see Lillian Dyson back in Montréal?" the Chief asked

"Surprised?" asked Castonguay "I felt nothing either way Didn’t give her a second thought"

"I’m afraid I felt the same way, Chief Inspector," said Marois "Madame Dyson in Montréal or Madame Dyson in New York was all the same to me"

Gamache looked at him with interest "How did you know she’d been in New York?"

For the first time Marois hesitated, his composure pierced

"Soossips"

The art world, thought Ga else he could mention And this seemed a fine example He stared at Marois until the dealer dropped his eyes and brushed an invisible hair off his iues was here at the party Denis Fortin"