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"If, if," shouted Jean-Guy "It ht not happen, but we know for sure what’ll happen if Fleain"

"Don’t tellwill do You have no idea what that man’s capable of I do"

"Then tell me, for God’s sake What did he do? What is that man capable of?"

"He , I know"

"No, the real thing Out of his victims"

Beauvoir stepped back, away from Gamache Froe that ca had done Of what had been so horrific it was kept froh his soul had withered and was sliding out

"The children?"

"Everyone All seven victiain, his hands on his knees

Beauvoir sank to his knees in the dirt He watched Gaht this es heGamache had stood in that courtroom and absorbed it so that no other citizen had to A few sacrificed for the htened up, stiffly, until he stood tall and resolute

"If there was any other way, Jean-Guy…"

"You can’t let hi you" Beauvoir, still on his knees, lifted his arood He was probably lying to you He ry now "You were too close, you couldn’t see it He was playing with you,with you"

"You think I don’t know that?" shouted Ga, and even if he does knohere the plans are, he almost certainly won’t tell us? I know that"

"Then why do it? Why even consider it?"

"What happens if we leave Fle where he is and those plans are found by another ar hio where Gamache himself stood In the ind