condensed master

Will Bonner
documents kept in a safe?"
"Yes."
"Do you know what type?"
"Yes, a Chubb. I think it's been there for years."
"That's brilliant, absolutely bloody brilliant!" His personality seemed to take
a 180 degree shift as he pranced backwards and forwards, a delighted look on his
face. Margaret's eyes were wide open, looking at him with disbelief. She turned
to Will.
"Can you get Alec in?" Alec abruptly sat down and adopted his previous
pose.
"Yes, there are lectures in a small auditorium on the ground floor every
Wednesday evening. I can take him in as a guest."
Alec jumped to his feet again appearing not to be able to contain himself. "It
even gets better!" he rasped and promptly sat down again.
No one spoke for awhile until Margaret broke the silence. "How soon can the
job be done?"
"The sooner the better, say next Wednesday. It may take two or more tries
to get what you want. The information is all hard copy, so it will be up to
yourselves to organize that."
"I'll see that Alec is equipped. Is there anything else?"
"Yes, there's just one snag."
Alec and Margaret turned, a more serious look on their faces. Will pointed to
Alec's feet. "I can't take him in wearing those white sneakers!"
Everyone, including Alec, burst into laughter and he moved over to Will. "I
think I'm going to enjoy this caper, let Margaret have the details and I'll see you
on the night." Within seconds he was gone leaving Will alone with Margaret.
"Why is it whenever I come to see you these days Alec's always around?"
"What do you mean?"
"I think there's something going on between you two!"
She laughed. "You're not going to catch me out this time Will Brenner! I'm
beginning to get used to your twisted sense of humour. Are you going to tell me
how you got the information?"
"No, but the situation is the same as it was with the Byer tapes. I didn't want
to compromise you in front of Alec, but unless I get an assurance that you won't
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