Rhineman Exchange by Robert Ludlum

Author:Robert Ludlum
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2011-02-11T00:00:00+00:00

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'Well, she's qualified.'

'WhatT David was looking at a rococo-styled comer pillar in the wall, not

really listening.

'Jean spent four years - off and on - down here as a kid. Her father was in

Foreign Service; probably would have been an ambassador by now if held

stuck with it.... Come on, I'll show you the office Granville assigned you.

Maintenance should have it tidied up by now,' Ballard smiled.

'You've been employing a diversion,'laughed David, following the cryp out

the door into another hallway.

'I had to. You've got a room in the back. So far back it's been used for

storage, I think.'

'Obviously I made points with Granville.'

'You sure did. He can't figure you out.... Me? I don't try.' Ballard turned

left into still another intersecting hallway. 'This is the south wing.

Offices on the first and second floors; not many, three on each. Apartments

on the third and fourth. The roof is great for sunbathing, if you like that

sort of thing.'

'Depends on the company, I suppose.'

The two men approached a wide staircase, preparing to veer to the left

beyond it, when a feminine voice called down from the second landing.

'Bobby, is that youT

.It's Jean,' said Ballard. 'Yes,' he called out. 'I'm with Spaulding. Come

on down and meet the new recruit with enough influence to get his own

apartment right off.'

'Wait'll he sees the apartmentV

Jean Cameron'came into sight from around the comer landing. She was a

moderately tall woman, slender and dressed in a floorlength cocktail gown

at once vivid with color yet simple in design. Her light brown hair was

shoulder length, full and casual. Her face was a combination of striking

features blended into a soft whole; wide, alive blue eyes; a thin, sharply

etched nose; lips medium full and set as if in a half-smile. Her very clear

skin was bronzed by the Argentine sun.

David saw that Ballard was watching him, anticipating his reaction to the

girl's loveliness. Ballard's expression was humorously sardonic, and

Spaulding read the message: Ballard had been to the font and found it empty

-for those seeking other than a few drops of cool water. Ballard was now a

friend to the lady; he knew better than to try being anything else.

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