Chapter 35

           TheinsideofGareSaint-LazarelookedlikeeveryothertrainstationinEurope,agapingindoor-outdoorcaverndottedwiththeusualsuspectshomelessmenholdingcardboardsigns,collectionsofbleary-eyedcollegekidssleepingonbackpacksandzoningouttotheirportableMP3players,andclustersofblue-cladbaggageporterssmokingcigarettes.

           Sophieraisedhereyestotheenormousdepartureboardoverhead.Theblackandwhitetabsreshuffled,rufflingdownwardastheinformationrefreshed.Whentheupdatewasfinished,Langdoneyedtheofferings.Thetopmostlistingread:LYONRAPIDE3:06

           «Iwishitleftsooner,»Sophiesaid,»butLyonwillhavetodo.»Sooner?Langdoncheckedhiswatch2:59A.M.Thetrainleftinsevenminutesandtheydidn’tevenhaveticketsyet.

           SophieguidedLangdontowardtheticketwindowandsaid,»Buyustwoticketswithyourcreditcard.»

           «Ithoughtcreditcardusagecouldbetracedby«Exactly.»LangdondecidedtostoptryingtokeepaheadofSophieNeveu.UsinghisVisacard,hepurchasedtwocoachticketstoLyonandhandedthemtoSophie.

           Sophieguidedhimouttowardthetracks,whereafamiliartonechimedoverheadandaP.A.announcergavethefinalboardingcallforLyon.Sixteenseparatetracksspreadoutbeforethem.Inthedistancetotheright,atquaythree,thetraintoLyonwasbelchingandwheezinginpreparationfordeparture,butSophiealreadyhadherarmthroughLangdon’sandwasguidinghimintheexactoppositedirection.

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