Chapter 84

           Inarubbish-strewnalleyveryclosetoTempleChurch,RémyLegaludecpulledtheJaguarlimousinetoastopbehindarowofindustrialwastebins.Killingtheengine,hecheckedthearea.Deserted.Hegotoutofthecar,walkedtowardtherear,andclimbedbackintothelimousine’smaincabinwherethemonkwas.

           SensingRémy’spresence,themonkinthebackemergedfromaprayer-liketrance,hisredeyeslookingmorecuriousthanfearful.AlleveningRémyhadbeenimpressedwiththistrussedman’sabilitytostaycalm.AftersomeinitialstrugglesintheRangeRover,themonkseemedtohaveacceptedhisplightandgivenoverhisfatetoahigherpower.

           Looseninghisbowtie,Rémyunbuttonedhishigh,starched,wing-tippedcollarandfeltasifhecouldbreatheforthefirsttimeinyears.Hewenttothelimousine’swetbar,wherehepouredhimselfaSmirnoffvodka.Hedrankitinasingleswallowandfolloweditwithasecond.

           SoonIwillbeamanofleisure.

           Searchingthebar,Rémyfoundastandardservicewine-openerandflickedopenthesharpblade.Theknifewasusuallyemployedtoslicetheleadfoilfromcorksonfinebottlesofwine,butitwouldserveafarmoredramaticpurposethismorning.RémyturnedandfacedSilas,holdinguptheglimmeringblade.

           Nowthoseredeyesflashedfear.

           Rémysmiledandmovedtowardthebackofthelimousine.Themonkrecoiled,strugglingagainsthisbonds.

           «Bestill,»Rémywhispered,raisingtheblade.

           SilascouldnotbelievethatGodhadforsakenhim.

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