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But Ruth hadn’t given up hope

Sitting quietly on the bench, Gamache remembered why that phrase fro the book still in his hands he looked down at the words highlighted by a dead woman

Hearts are broken Sweet relationships are dead

Then he noticed so the?" Gahtly toward the bistro

"Who?"

"Olivier"

"I don’t know Who cares?"

Gaood friend of yours, as I remember," said the Chief Inspector

Ruth was silent, her face iood man, you know And I know he loves you"

Ruth made a rude noise "Look, all he cares about is money Not me, not Clara or Peter Not even Gabri Not really He’d sell us all for a few bucks You should know that better than most"

"I’ll tell you what I know," said Gamache "I know heto make it up"

"But not to you He barely looks at you"

"Would you? If I arrested you for a criive?"

"Olivier lied to us To s His were pretty bad, but I’ve seen worse Much worse"

Ruth’s already thin lips all but disappeared

"I’ll tell you who did lie," she said "Thatto"

"François Marois?"

"Well, I don’t know his fucking na to? Whatever his na you the truth"

"How so?"

"The young felloasn’t ordering all the drinks He was Long before the young guy showed up the other felloas drunk"

"Are you sure?"

"I have a nose for booze, and an eye for drunks"