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"Ten days!" he gasped

"Ten days," she repeated "That is your deadline Beyond that I will cast you adrift"

A shiver ran up Lugovoy's spine He didn't need a detailed picture It was plain that if so, he and his people would conveniently vanish-probably in the ocean

A quiet ainville leaned forward in the wheelchair "Would you like some tea?"

Lugovoy hated tea, but he nodded "Yes, thank you"

"The finest blend of Chinese herbs It costs over a hundred dollars a pound on the retail market"

He took the offered cup and made a polite sip before he set it on the table "You've been infore My experiments have only been proven successful eleven tiuarantee perfect results within a set time limit"

"S White House advisers can stall the news media"

Lugovoy's eyebrows rose "My understanding was that resso unnoticed"

"You were misled," she explained ht it best you should not know your subject's identity until ere ready"

"If I'd been given time to study his personality traits, I could have been better prepared"

"I shouldn't have to lecture on security require into him "Why do you think we've had no contact between us until tonight?"

Unsure of what to answer, Lugovoy took a long s of the tea

To his peasant taste it was like drinking watered-down perfume

"Ihis courage and returning her stare