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The judge changed into Bermuda shorts,
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The judge changed into Bermuda shorts, wincing at the sight of his spindly legs, and put on a
subdued paisley sport shirtWhite loafers and a white cloth cap completed his tropical outfit; it
would be dark soon and he wanted a stroll
“I know who Jean Pierre Fontaine is,” said John StJacques, reading the register behind the front
desk, “he’s the one the CG’s office called me about, but who the hell is BPrefontaine?”
“An illustrious judge from the United States,” declared the tall black assistant manager in a
distinct British accent“My uncle, the deputy director of immigration, phoned me from the airport
roughly two hours agoUnfortunately, I was upstairs when the confusion arose, but our people did
the right thing
“A judge?” asked the owner of Tranquility Inn as the assistant manager touched StJacques’s
elbow, gesturing for him to move away from the desk and the clerks“What did
your uncle say?”
“There must be total privvissy where our two distinguished guests are concerned
“Why wouldn’t there be? What does that mean?”
“My uncle was very discreet, but he did allow that he watched the honored judge go to the Inter-
Island counter and purchase a ticketHe further permitted himself to say that he knew he had been
rightThe judge and the French war hero are related and wish to meet confidentially on matters of
great import
“If that was the case, why didn’t the honored judge have a reservation?”
“There appear to be two possible explanations, sirAccording to my uncle, they were originally
to meet at the airport but the Crown governor’s reception line precluded it
“What’s the second possibility?”
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“An error may have been made in the judge’s own offices in Boston, MassachusettsAccording
to my uncle, there was a brief discussion regarding the judge’s law clerks, how they are prone to
errors and if one had been made with his passport, he’d fly them all down to apologize
“Then judges are paid a lot more in the States than they are in CanadaHe’s damned lucky we
had space
“It’s the summer season, sirWe usually have available space during these monthsAll right, so we’ve got two illustrious relatives who want to meet privately
but go about it in a very complicated wayMaybe you should call the judge and tell him what villa
Fontaine is inOr Prefontaine—whichever the hell it is
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