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@@@@@Your feelings are meaningful to you, but they don?t change realityI did not mean to offend you ?And I didn?t mean to mouth offIt?s just that he?s a very special personWhat are your plans? What do you need?? ?I don?t know yet,? answered Bourne?I?ll pick up the car in the Capucines and an hour or so later I?ll know moreWill you be home or at the Deuxi?me Bureau?? ?Until I hear from you I will stay in my flat and near my very unique telephoneUnder the circumstances I prefer that you do not call me at the office ?That?s an astonishing statement ?I don?t know everyone these days at the Deuxi?me, and at my age, caution is not merely the better part of valor, it?s frequently a substituteBesides, to call off my protection so swiftly might generate rumors of senilitySpeak to you later, mon ami Jason replaced the phone, tempted to pick it up again and reach the Pont-Royal, but this was Paris, the city of discretion, where hotel clerks were loath to give information over the telephone, and would refuse to do so with guests they did not knowHe dressed quickly, went down to pay his bill, and walked out onto the rue Gay-LussacThere was a taxi stand at the corner; eight minutes later he walked into the lobby of the Pont-Royal and up to the concierge?Je m?appelle Monsieur Simon,? he said to the man, giving his room number?I ran into a friend last night,? he continued in flawless French, ?and I stayed at her placeWould you know if anyone came around looking for me, perhaps asking for me Bourne removed several large franc notes, his eyes telling the man he would pay generously for confidentiality?Or even describing someone like me,? he added softly ?Merci bien, monsieurI will check further with the night concierge, but I?m sure he would have left a note for my personal attention if someone had come here seeking you ?Why are you so sure?? ?Because he did leave such a note for me to speak with youI?ve been calling your room since seven o?clock this morning when I came on duty ?What did the note say?? asked Jason, his breathing on