Brian Sadler Archaeology 01 - The Bethlehem Scroll by Bill Thompson

Author:Bill Thompson
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Ascendente Books
Published: 2016-07-23T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

“Would you join me for dinner so we may continue our conversation?”

Brian agreed enthusiastically. They decided to walk the few blocks to his hotel since there was little chance of getting a cab as the snow intensified.

Darius loaned Brian a pair of rubber galoshes. “You’ll need these for sure.”

As they stepped from the building onto the sidewalk, Darius turned, locked the door and set an alarm. Brian looked down the street at St. Patrick’s Cathedral. He couldn’t see the top of the spires in the swirling snow. It’s like a wonderland.

As they began the trek to East 48th Street, Darius apologized for the walk.

“It’s no problem at all,” Brian responded. “I’m a big fan both of snow and New York City. So I’d rather be out here than in a cab any day!”

Foot traffic was light and they made the trip in less than twenty minutes. Darius sat in the lobby bar while Brian dropped his briefcase in his room and freshened up.

Brian joined Nazir in the bar and ordered a martini. The Egyptian said, “First things first. I don’t know what foods you like, but my favorite restaurant in Manhattan is a Chinese place not far from here.”

Brian enthusiastically agreed. Chinese was one of his favorites as well. They settled in to their martinis as Darius returned to the discussion they had been having at the office.

He told Brian that it actually was a good time to consider bringing a partner into Bijan Rarities. Darius wanted to travel for pleasure more and his adult children lived in California. He told Brian his wife had died ten years before, not long after he founded Bijan.

“There are a lot more things we need to know about each other before we can determine if it’s a fit, but I’m open to the concept of bringing in a minority partner.”

“I read in the proposal that you previously worked for the Antiquities Department in Egypt. Tell me about that. It must have been fascinating!”

They talked about the interesting work Darius had done for twenty-five years and the digs he had been privileged to be involved in. He captivated Brian with stories of ancient ruins uncovered as infrastructure improvement projects caused streets to be dug up in Cairo.

“Early civilizations built literally everywhere in northern Egypt. It’s difficult to dig anywhere without uncovering a lot of ancient things.”

As a bachelor in his late thirties, he had vacationed in London and met a beautiful Syrian girl. They had fallen in love and for several years maintained a long distance relationship. She worked for a large American bank and told him one day she was being transferred to New York. Devastated, he spent days calculating how he might get a job in America himself and marry this girl he had come to love.

The Director of Antiquities at the time was very well connected. He made some calls to a wealthy New Yorker who had been a benefactor of the Museum in Cairo. He was also an archaeology

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