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Mario ran a finger down the booking list “A Mr Keith Townsend, sir”

That particular piece of the jigsaw had been orth a pound, thought Aruest

When they reached the pave shook hands with the Russian and assured him that the publication process would be set in ood to hear, colish accent “And now,” he said, “I must hurry if I’m not to be late for an appointment with my tailor” He quicklythe Strand, and disappeared in the direction of Savile Row

As Benson drove hi’s arin, or even Forsdyke Once he had reached the top floor he ran straight into Sally’s office, where he found her talking on the phone He leaned across the desk and cut the caller off “Why should Keith Townsend be interested in so called WRG?”

Sally, still holding the receiver, thought for a ested, “Western Railway Group?”

“No, that can’t be right—Townsend’s only interested in newspapers”

“Do you want me to try and find out?”

“Yes,” said Ar, I want to knohat Allow only the Berlin team to work on this one, and don’t let anyone else in on it”

It took Sally, Peter Wakeha Benson a couple of hours to supply severalcalled his accountant and banker and warned them to be on twenty-four–hour standby

By 4:15 Ar Group which had been hand-delivered to him by Dunn & Bradstreet a few ures a second tiree with Townsend that £120,000 was a fair price But of course that was before Mr John Shuttleworth kneould be receiving a counter-offer

The tea’s desk ready to reveal their findings by six o’clock that evening

Stephen Hallet had discovered who the other ed to “They’ve represented the Shuttleworth fa “Townsend has awith John Shuttleworth, the present chairman, in Leeds tomorrow, but I couldn’t find out where or the precise time” Sally smiled

“Well done, Stephen What have you got to offer, Peter?”

“I have Wolstenholme’s office and ho back to Leeds, and the registration nu when she ed to convince his secretary that I’m an old schoolfriend”

“Good, you’ve filled in a couple of corners of the jigsaw,” said Ar?” It had taken hi him as Private Benson