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He may, he also may not, I simply don’t knowHe’s the large bald man wearing glassesDo either
of you know him?”
The American shrugged, but the Belgian nodded his floating head, his lips flat until he spoke
“His name is Santos and he is espagnol
“Spanish?”
“Or latino-américain
Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, thought JasonCarlos the Jackal, Venezuelan by birth, rejected terrorist,
whom even the Soviets could not handleOf course he would return to his own“How well do you
know him?”
It was the Belgian’s turn to shrug“He is the complete authority where Le Coeur du Soldat is
concernedHe has been known to crush men’s heads if they behave too badlyHe always takes off
his glasses first, and that is the first sign that something will happen that even proven soldiers do
not care to witnessIf he is coming out here to see you, I would advise you to leave
“He may come because he wants to see me, not because he wants to harm me
“That is not Santos—”
“You don’t have to know the particulars, they don’t concern youBut if he does come out that
door, I want you to engage him in conversation, can you do that?”
“Mais certainementOn several occasions I have slept on his couch upstairs, personally carried
there by Santos himself when the cleaning women came in
“Upstairs?”
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“He lives above the café on the second floorIt is said that he never leaves, never goes into the
streets, even to the marketsOther people purchase all the supplies, or they are simply delivered Jason pulled out his money and distributed another five hundred francs to each weaving
man“Go back into the alley, and if Santos comes out, stop him and behave like you’ve had too
much to drinkAsk him for money, a bottle, whatever
Like children, Maurice-René and Ralph clutched the franc notes, glancing at each other both as
conspirators and as victorsFran?ois, the crazy légionnaire, was passing out money as if he printed
it himself! Their collective enthusiasm gr