@@@@@?Very smooth, sir, but I?m not buying a 332
@@@@@?Very smooth, sir, but I?m not buying a change of
subjectI?m here to find out who got what and howIf you?d rather, I?ll take my credentials over to
the White House or up to the Hill and watch a few heads rollI want to know what
to do!?
?I wasn?t trying to change the subject, MrConklin, only to divert it momentarily to make a
pointYou obviously objected to the methods and the compromises employed in the past by my
colleagues, but did either of these men ever mislead you, lie to you??
Alex looked briefly at the two deputy directors?Only when they had to lie to me, which had
nothing to do with field operations
?That?s a strange comment
?If they haven?t told you, they should haveFive years ago I was an alcoholic?I?m still an
alcoholic but I don?t drink anymoreI was riding out the time to my pension, so nobody told me
anything and they damn well shouldn?t have
?For your enlightenment, all my colleagues said to me was that you had been ill, that you hadn?t
been functioning at the level of your past accomplishments until the end of your service
Robert Ludlum ?? THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM
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Again Conklin studied both deputies, nodding to both as he spoke?Thanks, Casset, and you,
too, Valentino, but you didn?t have to do thatI was a drunk and it shouldn?t be a secret whether it?s
me or anybody elseThat?s the dumbest thing you can do around here
?From what we heard about Hong Kong, you did a hell of a job, Alex,? said the man named
Casset softly?We didn?t want to detract from that
?You?ve been a pain in the ass for longer than I care to remember,? added Valentino?But we
couldn?t let you hang out as an accident of boozeLet?s get back to Jason BourneThat?s why I?m here, why you damn well had to see
me
?That?s also why I momentarily sidetracked us, MrYou have professional differences
with my deputies, but I gather you don?t question their integrityAs far as I was concerned, they did their jobs and I did mine; it
was the system that was fouled up?it was buried in
