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The Reluctant Agent<br />

A Compelling Story of Espionage<br />

Chapter 14<br />

Alec's Misfortune<br />

Will browsed through the extensive technical section of a large city bookstore.<br />

It was one of his occasional visits to the city with Dorothy and she had left to go<br />

shopping, knowing that he would still be there when she returned. Technical<br />

information was like a drug, keeping him totally occupied.<br />

Moving up on to the mezzanine floor he headed for the reference section. After<br />

awhile, and with no luck in finding what he wanted, he raised his head to ponder<br />

the next move, only to find a familiar face staring at him from the other side of the<br />

rack through a gap in the books. Taken completely by surprise he stood<br />

motionless, devoid of any verbal response.<br />

It was Alec, the last person he expected to see in a book store. An uneasy<br />

feeling crept over him, and then fear at the thought of the possibility that his secret<br />

associations could be exposed. Alec made for the end of the book rack intent on<br />

making contact.<br />

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