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@@@@@ Robert Ludlum ?? THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM 359 ?Do it!? ?It?s done, Jason Bourne,? said Mario, pressing a button Morris Panov had been rolled into the operating room; Louis DeFazio was still on a gurney, as it was determined that his wound was superficialAnd through back-channel negotiations between Washington and Quai d?Orsay, the criminal known only as Mario was securely in the custody of the American embassy in Paris A white-frocked doctor came out into the hospital?s waiting room; both Conklin and Bourne got to their feet, frightened?I will not pretend to be a bearer of glad tidings,? said the physician in French, ?for it would be quite wrongBoth lungs of your friend were punctured, as well as the wall of his heartHe has at best a forty-sixty chance of survival?against him, I?m afraidStill, he is a strong-willed man who wants to liveAt times that means more than all the medical negatives What else can I tell you?? ?Thank you, Doctor ?I have to use a telephone,? said Alex to the surgeon?I should go to our embassy, but I haven?t the timeDo I have any guarantee that I won?t be tapped, overheard?? ?I imagine you have every guarantee,? replied the physician?We wouldn?t know how to do it Use my office, please ?Peter?? ?Alex!? cried Holland from Langley, Virginia?Everything go all right? Did Marie get off?? ?To answer your first question, no, everything did not go all right; and as far as Marie goes, you can expect a panicked phone call from her the minute she reaches MarseillesThat pilot won?t touch his radio ?What?? ?Tell her we?re okay, that David?s not hurt?? ?What are you talking about?? broke in the director of Central Intelligence ?We were ambushed while waiting for the plane from PoitiersI?m afraid Mo Panov?s in bad shape, so bad I don?t want to think about it right nowWe?re in a hospital and the doctor?s not encouraging ?Oh, God, Alex, I?m sorry ?In his own way, Mo?s a fighterI?ll still bet on