Under Occupation by Alan Furst

Author:Alan Furst
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3, mobi
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Published: 2019-11-25T16:00:00+00:00

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In the morning, heavy cloud overhead as fog settled on the city and softened the outlines of the buildings. Ricard liked fog, he used it in his books and enjoyed it in person, the real Paris made into a real noir film, and, somehow, it shrouded the noise of the city. Ricard, feeling the effects of the cocaine and the whiskey, had to peer through the gloom, using street signs to find his way home. He thought about Leila as he walked, about certain moments, about what they might do the next time they were together. When he was a few steps away from the Rue de la Huchette, he saw a Renault automobile parked in front of a café. He had to squint to see the driver. It was Teodor, the British agent.

Teodor said, “The civil servants in London want you to go to Saint-Nazaire, where the Germans have occupied the submarine base. The London message was urgent, because British and Allied shipping is being destroyed from there. Now the London people have bought a café in Saint-Nazaire, so you’ll have cover for operations there. The café is called Le Relais, and you will act as owner and manager.”

“What about Kasia?”

“She’ll stay in Paris. They want her to do other things.”

“When do I go?”

“Today or tomorrow.”

“Then I’d better go home and pack my valise.”

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