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Thank you. Please sit. We ll be served breakfast in here. A good meal, not
one of
Madame Yardley s punishments. I trust she finally fed you last night.
Yes. She did, Mary said. Yardley smiled broadly and shook his head
sympathetically; such a nice man, he seemed to want her to think, quite
English and familiar after all. Nothing exotic here.
Mary reserved judgment.
All right. I think we re through for this morning, Yardley told the seven.
They bowed stiffly, turned and filed past Soulavier and Mary out the door. The
last man closed the double doors behind them with an enigmatic close lipped
smile.
I ve given in to my wife, you know, Yardley said. We had a domestic
dispute. She seems to think that my techniques for bringing this nation up
from barbarism lack.., finesse.
She is a remarkable lady, Soulavier said, clearly ill at ease. Yardley
returned his smile with a kind of sunny severity. Soulavier straightened
perceptibly.
Henri, I think I ll be fine alone with Mademoiselle Choy. Please join the
others in the main dining room downstairs. I m serving all my staff a healthy
breakfast this morning.
Of course, Colonel Sir. Now it was Soulavier s turn to exit through the
double doors, closing them behind.
The servants will clear a space on this table, Yardley said, sweeping the
air with
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one hand. I find this the most congenial room in the whole building. I would
happily spend my life in retirement here, reading Monsieur Boucher s books.
Mary said nothing.
Monsieur Boucher, he repeated, taking her blank look for puzzlement.
Sanlouie
Boucher. Prime minister to the previous President of Haiti before my takeover.
He built this marvelous mansion and had it fortified a year before my arrival.
Unfortunately he was sequestered in Jacmel and never made it to his fortress.
Mary nodded.
Now. As to your case, if you don t mind talking about it before breakfast is
served
He frowned almost comically and threw his hands up in the air. Please, do not
be so solemn. On my word of honor these people will do nothing to harm you. I
see you ve been through a few indignities... I apologize. I ve been distracted
and I haven t had time for all the details. One man s details can be another
man s catastrophe. I apologize again.
I m being held against my will, Mary said, conceding nothing to Yardley in
exchange for his confession.
Yes. A tug of war between your State Department and Justice Department and my
government. It will be settled soon. In the meantime you can complete your
investigation.
You ll have the closest thing to carte blanche I can provide. And no more
indignities.
Can I speak with my superiors?
Your superiors and your government know that you re not being mistreated.
I d like to speak with them as soon as possible.
Agreed. As soon as possible, Yardley said. You ve greatly impressed my
people.
Jean-Claude and Roselle are some of my finest and their report on you is most
flattering.
Henri is too nervous right now to be very objective. His family is in
Santiago. Santiago is under siege by opposition forces. We re safe here and in
most of Haiti . . . But the
Dominicans have always had a chip on their shoulder.
I ve been told Emanuel Goldsmith is here, Mary said. She had not moved from
where Soulavier left her. I d like to see him as soon as possible.
That s a bit more complicated. I haven t seen him myself. This is a story I d
rather tell after breakfast. Please join me at table. You re a transform, I
understand.., and a very attractive one. I m not sure I approve of such an
art, but if it must be, obviously you re a masterpiece. Are you pleased with
your new self?
I ve been this way for some time, Mary said. It s second nature now.
Or should be.
Colonel Sir, breakfast isn t really necessary d just as soon
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Thank you. Please sit. We ll be served breakfast in here. A good meal, not
one of
Madame Yardley s punishments. I trust she finally fed you last night.
Yes. She did, Mary said. Yardley smiled broadly and shook his head
sympathetically; such a nice man, he seemed to want her to think, quite
English and familiar after all. Nothing exotic here.
Mary reserved judgment.
All right. I think we re through for this morning, Yardley told the seven.
They bowed stiffly, turned and filed past Soulavier and Mary out the door. The
last man closed the double doors behind them with an enigmatic close lipped
smile.
I ve given in to my wife, you know, Yardley said. We had a domestic
dispute. She seems to think that my techniques for bringing this nation up
from barbarism lack.., finesse.
She is a remarkable lady, Soulavier said, clearly ill at ease. Yardley
returned his smile with a kind of sunny severity. Soulavier straightened
perceptibly.
Henri, I think I ll be fine alone with Mademoiselle Choy. Please join the
others in the main dining room downstairs. I m serving all my staff a healthy
breakfast this morning.
Of course, Colonel Sir. Now it was Soulavier s turn to exit through the
double doors, closing them behind.
The servants will clear a space on this table, Yardley said, sweeping the
air with
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one hand. I find this the most congenial room in the whole building. I would
happily spend my life in retirement here, reading Monsieur Boucher s books.
Mary said nothing.
Monsieur Boucher, he repeated, taking her blank look for puzzlement.
Sanlouie
Boucher. Prime minister to the previous President of Haiti before my takeover.
He built this marvelous mansion and had it fortified a year before my arrival.
Unfortunately he was sequestered in Jacmel and never made it to his fortress.
Mary nodded.
Now. As to your case, if you don t mind talking about it before breakfast is
served
He frowned almost comically and threw his hands up in the air. Please, do not
be so solemn. On my word of honor these people will do nothing to harm you. I
see you ve been through a few indignities... I apologize. I ve been distracted
and I haven t had time for all the details. One man s details can be another
man s catastrophe. I apologize again.
I m being held against my will, Mary said, conceding nothing to Yardley in
exchange for his confession.
Yes. A tug of war between your State Department and Justice Department and my
government. It will be settled soon. In the meantime you can complete your
investigation.
You ll have the closest thing to carte blanche I can provide. And no more
indignities.
Can I speak with my superiors?
Your superiors and your government know that you re not being mistreated.
I d like to speak with them as soon as possible.
Agreed. As soon as possible, Yardley said. You ve greatly impressed my
people.
Jean-Claude and Roselle are some of my finest and their report on you is most
flattering.
Henri is too nervous right now to be very objective. His family is in
Santiago. Santiago is under siege by opposition forces. We re safe here and in
most of Haiti . . . But the
Dominicans have always had a chip on their shoulder.
I ve been told Emanuel Goldsmith is here, Mary said. She had not moved from
where Soulavier left her. I d like to see him as soon as possible.
That s a bit more complicated. I haven t seen him myself. This is a story I d
rather tell after breakfast. Please join me at table. You re a transform, I
understand.., and a very attractive one. I m not sure I approve of such an
art, but if it must be, obviously you re a masterpiece. Are you pleased with
your new self?
I ve been this way for some time, Mary said. It s second nature now.
Or should be.
Colonel Sir, breakfast isn t really necessary d just as soon
Breakfast for me is essential and as absolute dictator of all I survey your
country s opinion of me surely I have the right to eat before being cross [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]