” “Don’t chortle, Jason, it’s not...
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“Don’t chortle, Jason, it’s not inconceivableYour friend Alex could find a wayHis gimp
doesn’t affect that head of hisI believe the fancy word is serpentine
“Which is why if he hasn’t tried it there’s a reason
“I guess I can’t argue with thatSo let’s go to work, Br’er RabbitWhat did you have in
mind?” Cactus led the way through a wide archway toward a door at the rear of a worn out living
room replete with ancient furniture and yellowed antimacassars“My studio isn’t as elegant as it
was but all the equipment’s thereYou see, I’m sort of semi-retiredMy financial planners worked
out a hell of a retirement program with great tax advantages, so the pressure’s not so great
“You’re only incredible,” said gucci leather handbags Bourne
“I imagine some people might say that, the ones not doin’ timeWhat did you have in mind?”
“Pretty much myselfNot Europe or Hong Kong, of courseJust papers, actually
“So the Chameleon retreats to another disguise
Jason stopped as they approached the door“That was something else I forgotThey used to call
me that, didn’t they?”
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“Chameleon? They sure did and not without cause, as they saySix people could come faceto-
face with our boy Bourne and there’d be six different descriptionsWithout a jar of makeup,
incidentally
“It’s all coming back, Cactus
“I wish to almighty God that it didn’t have to, but if it does, you make damn sure it’s all back
Come on into the louis vuitton replicas magic room
Three hours and twenty minutes later the magic was completedDavid Webb, Oriental scholar
and for three years Jason Bourne, assassin, had two additional aliases with passports, driver’s
licenses and voter registration cards to confirm the identitiesAnd since no cabs would travel out to
Cactus’s “turf,” an unemployed neighbor wearing several heavy gold chains around his neck and
wrists drove Cactus’s client into the heart of Washington in his new Cadillac Allanté
Jason found a pay phone in Garfinkel’s department store and called Alex in Virginia, giving him
both aliases and selecting one for the Mayflower hotelConklin would officially secure a room
through the management in the event that summer gucci g watch reservations were tightFurther, Langley would
activate a Four Zero imperative and do its best to furnish Bourne with the material he needed,
delivering it to his room as soon as possibleThe estimate was a minimum of an additional three
hours, no guarantees as to the time or authenticityRegardless, thought Jason, as Alex reconfirmed
the information on a second direct line to the CIA, he needed at least two of those three hours
before going to the hotelHe had a small wardrobe to put together; the Chameleon was reverting to
type
“Steve DeSole tells me he’ll start spinning the disks, crosschecking ours with the army data
banks and naval intelligence,” said Conklin, returning to the line“Peter Holland can make rolex ladies watches it
happen; he’s the president’s crony
“Crony? That’s an odd word coming from you
“Like in crony appointmentHow about you? Any progress?”
Conklin paused, and when he answered his quiet voice conveyed his fear; it was controlled but
the fear was there“Let’s put it this wayI’m not equipped for what I’ve learnedI’ve been away
too longI’m afraid, Jason—sorry
“You’re right the first timeHave you discussed—”
“Nothing by name,” broke in the retired intelligence officer quickly, firmly
“You couldn’t,” contradicted Alex With these cryptic words
Conklin abruptly hung up
Slowly Bourne did the same, frowning in concernAlex was the one now sounding
melodramatic, and it was not like him to think that way or act that discounted gucci bag w