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"The next big thing He reed Superintendent Brunel "Which ain"

"So he’d want this artist?" Gamache indicated the now closed dossier on the table

She nodded "I think so As I said, beautiful isn’t in, but then if you’re going to find the next big thing it won’t be a You need to find so their own forer

"And François Marois?" asked Gaood question He gives every appearance of urbane disinterest, certainly in the infighting Seereat art and the artists And he certainly knows it Of all the dealers in Canada, and certainly in this city, I’d say he’s nize talent"

"And then what?"

Thérèse Brunel looked at Gamache closely "You’ve obviously spent tiht for a et what he wants"

Brunel nodded slowly "He’s a predator," she finally said "Patient, ruthless As char as can be, as you’ve probably noticed, until he spots what he wants And then? Best to hide sohter is over"

"That bad?"

"That bad I’ve never known François Marois not to get his way"

"Has he ever broken the law?"

She shook her head "Not the laws of man, anyway"

The three friends sat quietly for a moment Until finally Gamache spoke

"I’ve come across a quote in this case and wonder if you know it He’s a natural, producing art like it’s a bodily function"

He sat back and watched their reactions Thérèse, so serious a uffawed

"I know that quote Froo," said Thérèse

"It was A review in La Presse Written by the dead woman"