Chapter 80

           «Seatbelts,please,»Teabing’spilotannouncedastheHawker731descendedintoagloomymorningdrizzle.«We’llbelandinginfiveminutes.»

           TeabingfeltajoyoussenseofhomecomingwhenhesawthemistyhillsofKentspreadingwidebeneaththedescendingplane.EnglandwaslessthananhourfromParis,andyetaworldaway.Thismorning,thedamp,springgreenofhishomelandlookedparticularlywelcoming.MytimeinFranceisover.IamreturningtoEnglandvictorious.Thekeystonehasbeenfound.Thequestionremained,ofcourse,astowherethekeystonewouldultimatelylead.SomewhereintheUnitedKingdom.Whereexactly,Teabinghadnoidea,buthewasalreadytastingtheglory.

           AsLangdonandSophielookedon,Teabinggotupandwenttothefarsideofthecabin,thenslidasideawallpaneltorevealadiscreetlyhiddenwallsafe.Hedialedinthecombination,openedthesafe,andextractedtwopassports.«DocumentationforRémyandmyself.»Hethenremovedathickstackoffifty-poundnotes.«Anddocumentationforyoutwo.»Sophielookedleery.«Abribe?»«Creativediplomacy.Executiveairfieldsmakecertainallowances.ABritishcustomsofficialwillgreetusatmyhangarandasktoboardtheplane.Ratherthanpermittinghimtocomeon,I’lltellhimI’mtravelingwithaFrenchcelebritywhoprefersthatnobodyknowssheisinEnglandpressconsiderations,youknowandI’lloffertheofficialthisgeneroustipasgratitudeforhisdiscretion.»

           Langdonlookedamazed.«Andtheofficialwillaccept?»

           «Notfromanyone,theywon’t,butthesepeopleallknowme.

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