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"Besides his and ners All water vampires except the Americans"

Tywyll took a drink "But they’re watermen, nonetheless The Americans, I mean"

"You’re familiar with the O’Briens?"

He chuckled "There’s no one on the river I don’t know, lad I know the O’Briens Don’t particularly like them No manners, that lot I suppose that’s to be expected with the sire they had"

"Jean Desmarais from France is already here, I believe Jetta from Scandinavia--"

"Ah, now that’s a woe at the blatant appreciation in Tywyll’s eyes Apparently the tiny water type

He cleared his throat "Yes, well… She’ll be arriving to with Leonor from Spain--"

"Watch that one"

"And Rens Anker froleam "One of the Anker boys, eh?"

"Know the to put me out of business in the information trade, not that they will At least not around these parts"

"I ondering about that"

Tywyll looked up sharply "That’s not all yer wondering about, is it?"

Murphy paused but decided that Tywyll’s loyalty to fa London in the current century And since Murphy considered Anne faht just qualify

"Ramsay," Murphy said, almost silently "Is he involved in this business?"

"In the drug business?"

"Yes"

"Not likely He’s an up-front bastard He took London and killed anyone who’d been involved in the coupe against his sire Kidnapped his own bloody wife and didn’t e"--Tywyll pronounced the word carefully--"is not his style"

"Fair enough I had to ask He’ll make a fortune in thisthat" Tywyll nodded "But he’s keen I iine he’d probably mint coin no matter what"