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"Ahed I sounded a bit insane

"No, you are But you seeed "Just feeling a little out of my element"

"I’ that I wanted to say yes "I think I need to take ht, huh Okay, I’ll take the hint," he said "So how’d you find out about the school here? We’re not very well known outside of the city"

I decided to try for a direct approach "My uncle lives here I’ht, but the Old Met is his Saturday night place, and he told me to check it out Maybe you know him? Tall? Dark hair? He wears it slicked back--"

With a sharp crash, Nathaniel dropped the ht You know I can’t believe--you’re David’s nephew? He never talked about his fa as David was, in fact, Leander’s alias "You know him?" I asked, as Nathaniel kicked the ceramic pieces into a pile

"You could say that" He was avoiding ht? I didn’t think--well"

"He is," I said blithely "You know hi with the crossword puzzle answers"

"That sounds like hiood, as I had no idea what "David" would do on a Saturday night in Or who exactly Nathaniel was to him All I’d had was his name, that he was one of Leander’s contacts Maybe Did that anized a forgery ring? Was he part of a drug cartel? Was he helping Leander out? Was he so surprised to hear about "David" because he kneas being held so, and where was Hol a yawn I needed to talk to ive me the details "He worries if I’lad to hear that I met you"

"Yes Yes of course" Nathaniel squinted at me I felt, suddenly, like an insect on a slide "Tell hiht at East Side Gallery Our usual corner, at the usual ti "Yeah, okay"

"It’s Siht See you!" Before he could ask for Simon’s last name, I was out the door

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