Page 184 (2/2)

He flew on to Istanbul, where he almost immediately found the perfect place to build a hotel, Overlooking the Bosphorus, only a hundred yards from the old British eround of his latest acquisition, recalling when he had last been here He clenched his fist and held the wrist of his right hand He could hear again the cries of the h more than thirty years had passed

Exhausted fro the interht of little but Florentyna, and whether George had found her As always, George was standing, waiting outside the custo

’What news?’ asked Abel as he climbed into the back of the Cadillac whilethe chauffeur put his bags in the trunk

’Soe, as he pressed a button by the sideA sheet of glass glided up between the front and rear sections of the car ’Florentyna has been in touch with herin a small apartment in San Francisco!

’Married?’ said Abel

Tes,’ said George

Neither spoke for some moments

’And the Kane boy?’ asked Abel

’He’s found a job in a bank It seeot around that he didn’t finish at the Harvard Business School, and his father wouldn’t supply a reference Nothiht lose his father’s business He finally was hired as a teller with the Bank of Aht have expected with his qualifications’

’And Florentyna?’

’She’s working as the assistant er in a fashion shop called "Wayout Colu to borrow money from several banks’