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“It’s possible I often add to h auctions”

“Silent auctions?”

“Occasionally”

Her stoan to roll “Did you add to your collection with the aforesaid weapon at a silent auction at Sotheby’s on October second of last year?”

Roarke slipped his log out of his pocket, skimmed back to the date “No I don’t have a record of that It sees You can verify that easily”

Daht You know that’s no answer “Representatives are often used in auctions”

“They are” Watching her dispassionately, he tucked the log away again “If you check with Sotheby’s, you’ll be told that I don’t use representatives When I decide to acquire soed its worth to me If and when I decide to bid, I do so personally In a silent auction, I would either attend, or participate by ’link”

“Isn’t it traditional to use a sealed electronic bid, or a representative authorized to go to a certain ceiling?”

“I don’t worry about traditions overeFor one reason or another, it could lose its appeal”

She understood the underlyingof his statement, tried to accept that he was done with her “The aforesaid weapon, registered in your nah silent auction at Sotheby’s in October of last year was used to ie Castle at approxi”

“You and I both knoasn’t in New York at seven-thirty last evening” His gaze skimmed over her face “You traced the transmission, didn’t you?”

She didn’t answer Couldn’t “Your weapon was found at the scene”

“Have we established it was mine?”

“Who has access to your collection?”

“I do Only I do”