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"Meeting’s started," whispered Bob

Ga to catch his eye, waving him to an empty seat beside hi across the rooiven up on Beauvoir as a hopeless case, thought Ga his way past others to take the e on Gahty have fallen," Gaht you were the art critic for Le Monde and now you’re a drunk"

"I’ood company," said Beauvoir "I see you’ve made a friend"

Beauvoir and Bob smiled and nodded to each other across Gamache

"I need to speak to you, sir," whispered Beauvoir

"After the ," said Gamache

"We have to stay?" asked Jean Guy, crestfallen

"You don’t have to," said Ga to"

"I’ll stay," said Beauvoir

Chief Inspector Gainner’s chip over to Beauvoir, who exaht pressure on his right arlad you’re staying," he whispered "And you even convinced that young ave hiet you sober yet"

"How very kind," said Gamache

The president of Alcoholics Anonymous welcomed everyone and asked for a moment of silence, to be followed by the Serenity Prayer

"God," they said in unison "Grant me the serenity--"

"It’s the same prayer," said Beauvoir under his breath "The one on the coin"