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Sihtly "You no doubt mean in personnel"

"Time clouds one's memory," Shaw replied philosophically

The eyebrow slipped back into place "Youwhy I asked you to come?"

"Having an invitation stuck ina funeral struck me as a bit theatrical," said Shaw "You could have simply posted a letter or called on the telephone"

Siave him a frosty smile "I have my reasons, sound reasons”

Shaw decided to remain aloof He didn't like Si but civil "You obviously didn't request my presence for a section reunion"

"No," Si a highly polished shoe on it "Actually I'd like to put you back in harness"

Shaas stunned What in hell lwas going on? He was ah him "I can't believe the service is so hard up it has to recall decrepit old agents from the rubbish heap"

"You're too hard on yourself, Mr Shaw You were perhaps the best the service ever recruited You becaend in your own time"

"A canker that led to my forced retirement"

"Be that as it love It requires a ility or bloodletting It's purely a case for investigative skill and wits Despite your quale, I have little question that ait off"

Shaw'sit difficult to make sense of Simms' statements "Why me?

There ents who are better qualified And the Russians They never throw out their files The KGB will have ed an hour after I resurface"

"This is the era of electronic brains, Mr Shaw Section heads no longer sit in stuffy old offices and nments are now fed into coent is best suite

d to send out Apparently they took a dirammed a list of retirees Your name popped out at the top As to the Russians, you are not to worry You won't be dealing with them"