Robert Ludlum's (Tm) the Bourne Ascendancy
“Sara said. “Do you trust me that much?”
“My dear Ellie,” El Ghadan said, “I don’t trust you at all.”They were seated in a golden restaurant—walls, floor, and ceiling, all gold, all glittering as the early afternoon sunlight turned the floor molten, reflected upward, setting fire to the entire room. Apart from Sara, El Ghadan, and three of his men, no other patrons were in the restaurant, though it was the luncheon hour. Platoons of waiters with nothing else to do served them the food El Gha...dan had ordered. Menus had not been provided.“Not at this point in time, anyway.” El Ghadan stirred honey into his tea. “I have devised a test for you, Ellie. This test can be given nowhere else but on Street Fifty-Two.” He took up his cup and, with a peculiarly delicate gesture, sipped his tea. “Tell me, have you been to the Industrial Area?”“I have.”“What were you doing there?”“I was asked to find out if Arabian Switchgears was being used by al-Qaeda to transship weapons into Somalia.”He watched her as the food came, a kingly array of dishes set before them.MoreLess
“My dear Ellie,” El Ghadan said, “I don’t trust you at all.”They were seated in a golden restaurant—walls, floor, and ceiling, all gold, all glittering as the early afternoon sunlight turned the floor molten, reflected upward, setting fire to the entire room. Apart from Sara, El Ghadan, and three of his men, no other patrons were in the restaurant, though it was the luncheon hour. Platoons of waiters with nothing else to do served them the food El Gha...dan had ordered. Menus had not been provided.“Not at this point in time, anyway.” El Ghadan stirred honey into his tea. “I have devised a test for you, Ellie. This test can be given nowhere else but on Street Fifty-Two.” He took up his cup and, with a peculiarly delicate gesture, sipped his tea. “Tell me, have you been to the Industrial Area?”“I have.”“What were you doing there?”“I was asked to find out if Arabian Switchgears was being used by al-Qaeda to transship weapons into Somalia.”He watched her as the food came, a kingly array of dishes set before them.MoreLess
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