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"How did you know?" Beauvoir asked

"It’s a ht"

"We need your help," said Inspector Beauvoir

"Yes, you do"

CHAPTER 11

"Hello?"

Michael Rosenblatt opened the wooden door and stuck his head in, without great optiht

The place looked abandoned, like uy at the bistro had pointed him in this direction

"Bonjour?" he called, louder this ti large and it stopped hi

He peered at it His eyestricks on him because it appeared to be a fire truck Parked in the middle of an old train station Which he’d been told was the Sûreté office Nothing wassense

He turned around, unsure what to do next

"That was fast," said a man’s voice

From behind the fire truck came a man with his arm extended

"Professor Rosenblatt? I’m Jean-Guy Beauvoir," he said "We spoke on the phone"

"How do you do?" said Rosenblatt, taking the strong hand

Before him was a Sûreté officer in his late thirties Attractive and well grooave the ishot about to be released

Jean-Guy Beauvoir saw a short elderly man in a tweed jacket and bow tie His white hair ispy on top and his midsection was comfortably rounded

With one soft hand, Professor Rosenblatt pushed his glasses up the bridge of his nose With the other he clutched a battered leather satchel

But the eyes were bright Sharp Assessing Despite his appearance, there was nothingbefuddled about thisI didn’t expect you so quickly," Beauvoir said, and turned to walk back into the old railway station

"I don’t live all that far froh I have to say this village comes as a bit of a surprise I’ve never heard of it"

"It’s difficult to find," said Beauvoir "Hope you didn’t have trouble"

"I’m afraid I have no sense of direction," said Rosenblatt, following Beauvoir "It’s a source of some embarrassment I suspect it underuided missiles"