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There was no other building nearby Her uneasiness swelled and she instinctively crouched down in the seat as Pitt pulled the Allard to a stop under dihts on a tall pole

"Where are you taking me?" she demanded

He looked down at her as if bemused "Why, my place, of course"

Her face took on an expression of womanly distaste "You live in this old shed?"

"What you see is a historic building, built in 1936 as asince demised"

He pulled a small remote transmitter from his coat pocket and punched in a code A second later a door lifted, revealing what see cavern, pitch-black and full of evil For effect, Pitt turned off the headlights, drove into the darkness, sent a signal to close the door and then sat there

"Well, what do you think?" he teased in the darkness

"I' confusion

"Sorry" Pitt punched in another code and the interior of the hangar burst into bright light froar's arched ceiling

Maeve's jaw dropped in awe as she found herself looking at priceless exa collection of classic automobiles, the aircraft and early Anized a pair of Rolls-Royces and a big convertible Daimler, but she was unfamiliar with the American Packards, Pierce Arrows, Stutzes, Cords and the other European cars on display, including a Hispano-Suiza, Bugatti, Isotta Fraschini, Talbot Lago and a Delahaye The two aircraft that hung fro were an old Ford Tri-hter aircraft The array was

breathtaking The only exhibit that see an outboard motor attached to an antique cast-iron bathtub

"Is this all yours?" she gasped

"It was either this or a wife and kids," he joked

She turned and tilted her head coquettishly "You're not too old to ht woman"

"I suppose that's true"