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e r is k is fa r to o h ig h h e re , n o m atte r h o w s tr o ng ly th e p uls e o f d ark ne ss m ay th ro b in th e s ha dow y
back s e at.
A s ha m e, re ally , b eca use th e s tr e ets o f P aris a re m ade fo r lu rk in g w ith s in is te r in te nt. T he y a re n a rro w , d ark , a nd p osse ss n o lo gic a l o rd er
th a t a re aso na ble p ers o n c a n d ete ct. It 's fa r to o e asy to im agin e D exte r, w ra pped in a c a pe a nd c lu tc hin g a g le am in g b la de, s li d in g th ro ug h
th e se g lo om y a lle ys w ith a n u rg ent a ppoin tm ent s o m ew he re n e arb y in o ne o f th e se s a m e o ld b uild in g s th a t s e em to le an d ow n a t y o u a nd
dem and th a t y o u m is b eha ve .
And th e s tr e ets th e m se lv e s a re s o p erfe ct fo r m ayh e m , m ade a s th e y a re o ut o f la rg e b lo cks o f s to ne th a t, in M ia m i, w ould h a ve b een p rie d
out lo ng a go a nd flu ng th ro ug h th e w in d shie ld s o f p assin g c a rs , o r s o ld to a b uild in g c o ntr a cto r to m ake n e w r o ads.
But th is is n o t M ia m i, a la s. T his is P aris . A nd s o I b id e m y tim e, s o li d ify in g th is v ita l n e w p ha se o f D exte r's d is g uis e , h o pin g to li v e th ro ug h
only o ne w eek m ore o f R ita 's d re am h o ne ym oon.
I d rin k th e F re nch c o ffe e — weak b y M ia m i s ta nd ard s— a nd th e v in d e ta ble — dis tu rb in g ly , r e m in is ce ntly , r e d a s b lo od— a nd m arv e l a t m y
ne w w ife 's c a pacity fo r s o akin g u p a ll th a t is F re nch.
She h a s le arn e d to b lu sh v e ry n ic e ly a s s he s a ys , “ ta ble p our d eux, s 'i l v o us p la it,” a nd th e F re nch w aite rs in sta ntly u nd ers ta nd th a t th is