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           "Foursuites–theSecretarial;thePresidential,theRoyal,andOwner’sCabin,openedintooneandnotaccessibleotherthanbyourownlandingfiat.exceptthroughafoyerthatisnotveryhealthywithouthelp.Youwerewarnedaboutthat?"

           "Yes."

           "Wedon’tneedsomuchroomrightnow?butwemay:peopleareflockingin."

           "Ben,howcanyouhidefromthecopsasopenlyasthis?Thehotelstaffalonewillgiveyouaway."

           "Oh,thereareways–thestaffdoesn’tcomeuphere.Yousee,Mikeownsthehotel."

           "Somuchtheworse,Iwouldthink-"

           "Somuchthebetter?unlessourdoughtypolicechiefhasMr.Douglasonhispayroll,whichIdoubt.MikeboughtitthroughaboutfourlinksofdummiesandDouglasdoesn’tsnoopintowhyMikewantsthingsdone.Douglasdoesn’tdespisemequiteasmuchsinceOsKilgallentookovermycolumn,Ithink,butneverthelesshedoesn’twanttosurrendercontroltome–hedoeswhatMikewants.Thehotelisasoundinvestment;itmakesmoneybuttheownerofrecordisoneofourclandestineNinthCircle.Sotheownerdecideshewantsthisfloorfortheseasonandthemanagercan’tanddoesn’tandwouldn’twanttoinquireintowhy,orhowmanyguestsofhisowntheownerhascomingorgoing–helikeshisjob;Mikeispayinghimmorethanhe’sworth.It’saprettygoodhide-out,forthetimebeing.‘TillMikegrokswherewewillgonext."

           "SoundslikeMikehadanticipatedaneedforahide-out."

           "Oh,I’msurehedid.