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“Oh, no, it’s still there Arnaud wouldn’t have approved of being taken off Elba No, we found another graveyard with an empty crypt and moved him there He’s safe and sound I assuus? That’s why you’ve come, yes?”

Salad you said it I wasn’t sure of the etiquette when asking a relative if they’daround their ancestor’s remains”

Yvette waved her hand dismissively “Not to worry You’ll be respectful, I’ you take, you’ll return, yes?”

“Of course,” Reht be necessary We’ve been told Arnaud was buried with some personal effects Do you happen to knohat they were?”

“No, I don’t, I’m sorry I’m sure the only person who knew the answer to that was his wife, Marie And I can assure you, the sarcophagus hasn’t been opened since his death So now I’ll gladly tell you where to find the crypt, but on one condition”

“Name it,” Sam said

“You’ll both stay for dinner”

Remi smiled “We’d love to”

“Wonderful! When you reach Elba, you’ll be in Rio Marina From there you’ll drive west on the SP26 into the mountains”

CHAPTER 23

ELBA, ITALY

He let the beetle crawl up his finger and over the back of his hand before he nudged it with his other finger into his palside the dirt road and turned to Re pictures of the ocean far below

“History’s a funny thing,” he said

“How so?”

“This beetle For all we know it could be related to one Napoleon himself used to make the ink”