Fleming, Ian - Bond 04 by Fleming Ian

Author:Fleming, Ian
Language: eng
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You'll get the money in the morning. Be calling you shortly." The phone went dead. Bond walked over to the reception counter and glanced over the rack of paper-backs. He was amused and rather impressed by the meticulous accounting of these people and the care they took to have each step of their operations protected by a legitimate cover plan. They were right, of course. Where would he, an Englishman, be able to get $5000 except by gambling? And what would the next gamble be? The telephone crooked a mechanical finger at him and he went into the box and closed the door and picked up the receiver. "That you, Bond?

Now listen carefully. You're to get it at Las Vegas. Come down to New York and pick up a plane. Charge the ticket to me. I'll okay it. Through service to Los Angeles and there's a local plane every half hour to Vegas. You have a reservation at the Tiara. Find your way around and-now listen to this carefully-at just five after ten on Thursday evening go to the centre of the three blackjack tables at the Tiara on the side of the room near the bar. Got that?" "Yes." "Sit down and play the maximum, that's a Grand, five times. Then get up and quit the table. And don't gamble any more. D'you hear me?" "Yes." "Your check is paid at the Tiara. After the game, hang around and wait for further instructions. Got that? Repeat." Bond did so. "Check," said the hunchback. "Don't talk and don'.t make a mistake. We don't like mistakes.

You'll find that when you read tomorrow's paper." There was a soft click. Bond put down the receiver and walked thoughtfully across the lawn to his room. Blackjack! The old 21 of childhood days. It brought back memories of big teas in other children's playrooms; of grownups counting out the coloured bone counters in piles so that each child had a shilling's worth; the excitement of turning up a ten and an ace and being paid double; the thrill of that fifth card when one already had seventeen and wanted a four or less for 'Five and Under'. And now he was going to play the nursery game again. Only this time the dealer would be a crook and the coloured counters of his bet would be worth £300 on each hand. He had grown up and now this would be a real grown-up game. Bond lay down on his bed and stared at the ceiling. As he waited for Felix Leiter, his mind was already reaching ahead to the famous gambling town, wondering what it was going to be like, wondering how much he would be able to see of Tiffany Case. Five cigarette ends had piled up in the plastic ashtray before he heard Leiter's limping step on the gravel path outside. They walked across the lawn together to the Studillac and as they drove down the avenue Leiter brought him up to date. The Spangled boys had all checked out-Pissaro, Budd, Wint, Kidd.

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