Chapter 43

           AndréVernetpresidentoftheParisbranchoftheDepositoryBankofZurichlivedinalavishflatabovethebank.Despitehisplushaccommodations,hehadalwaysdreamedofowningariversideapartmentonL’lleSaint-Louis,wherehecouldrubshoulderswiththetruecognoscenti,ratherthanhere,wherehesimplymetthefilthyrich.

           WhenIretire,Vernettoldhimself,IwillfillmycellarwithrareBordeaux,adornmysalonwitha

           FragonardandperhapsaBoucher,andspendmydayshuntingforantiquefurnitureandrarebooksintheQuartierLatin.

           Tonight,Vernethadbeenawakeonlysixandahalfminutes.Evenso,ashehurriedthroughthebank’sundergroundcorridor,helookedasifhispersonaltailorandhairdresserhadpolishedhimtoafinesheen.Impeccablydressedinasilksuit,Vernetsprayedsomebreathsprayinhismouthandtightenedhistieashewalked.Nostrangertobeingawokentoattendtohisinternationalclientsarrivingfromdifferenttimezones,VernetmodeledhissleephabitsaftertheMaasaiwarriorstheAfricantribefamousfortheirabilitytorisefromthedeepestsleeptoastateoftotalbattlereadinessinamatterofseconds.

           Battleready,Vernetthought,fearingthecomparisonmightbeuncharacteristicallyapttonight.Thearrivalofagoldkeyclientalwaysrequiredanextraflurryofattention,butthearrivalofagoldkeyclientwhowaswantedbytheJudicialPolicewouldbeanextremelydelicatematter.Thebankhadenoughbattleswithlawenforcementovertheprivacyrightsoftheirclientswithoutproofthatsomeofthemwerecriminals.

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