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"Avec plaisir" The girl poured hie juice and he took it

"Merci," he said, and left

"Monsieur Ga screen door and into the new day "I believe you wanted this"

Gamache stopped and Elliot walked up to hiar on a tray with a couple of cups He’d also placed some warm croissants in a basket with preserves

"She’s from Saskatchewan Just arrived Very nice, but you know" Elliot, a ed He seemed to have recovered his equanined hi despite his flare-up with the enuine acceptance and how bird zoolove

"Merci" The Chief Inspector smiled and reached out for the tray

"S’il vous plaît," said Elliot, "I’ll carry it Where would you like to sit?" He looked around the deserted terrasse

"Well, actually, I was going to the dock"

The talked across the lawn, their feetdew The world aking up, hungry Chipmunks raced and yipped under the trees, birds hopped and called and insects buzzed quietly in the background Elliot placed the tray on the arm of the second Adirondack chair, poured a delicate bone china cup of coffee and turned to leave

"There is one thing I’ve wanted to ask you"

Did the lithe back tighten in the trim white jacket? Elliot paused for a moment then turned back, an expectant smile on his handsome face

"What did you think of Madame Martin?"

"Think? All I do here is wait tables and clean up I don’t think"

Still the ser seethed under the char the fool with