The Excalibur Codex
“Charlotte cast a nervous glance into the dining room a few minutes later and asked if they needed anything else. She looked surprised when Steele gestured to her to take a seat. Gault rose and checked the door.
‘All clear, boss.’ ‘This is all a bit cloak and dagger, isn’t it?’ Jamie laughed.
Steele sipped his wine. ‘When it’s your million quid, you can do it your way, Jamie, but as long as it’s my hard-earned cash we do it mine, and that means tight security. Christ knows what would happen if a...nother collector got wind of this, or, God help us, the bloody newspapers. No, we keep it within the family for now. Charlotte?’ He produced a wry smile. ‘I apologize for my behaviour earlier. You shouldn’t have to put up with that and I’ll make it up to you. You have a little catching-up to do, so you might want to get out your notebook.’ Charlotte exchanged glances with Jamie and he nodded.
‘So,’ Steele said. ‘What do we have so far?’ Jamie shrugged. ‘Between us Gault and I have checked every major source we could find for the Arthur legend and every reference to Excalibur in your books or on the Internet, and nothing changes my opinion that you’re wasting your money.MoreLess
‘All clear, boss.’ ‘This is all a bit cloak and dagger, isn’t it?’ Jamie laughed.
Steele sipped his wine. ‘When it’s your million quid, you can do it your way, Jamie, but as long as it’s my hard-earned cash we do it mine, and that means tight security. Christ knows what would happen if a...nother collector got wind of this, or, God help us, the bloody newspapers. No, we keep it within the family for now. Charlotte?’ He produced a wry smile. ‘I apologize for my behaviour earlier. You shouldn’t have to put up with that and I’ll make it up to you. You have a little catching-up to do, so you might want to get out your notebook.’ Charlotte exchanged glances with Jamie and he nodded.
‘So,’ Steele said. ‘What do we have so far?’ Jamie shrugged. ‘Between us Gault and I have checked every major source we could find for the Arthur legend and every reference to Excalibur in your books or on the Internet, and nothing changes my opinion that you’re wasting your money.MoreLess
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