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"No," Kingsley said, shaking his head "Not an S and M club The S and M club And you’re going to helpthis"

"My fault?" Søren repeated, pointing at hiic did you take to lay this at sley said

Søren paused

"I want to argue with that assertion," Søren said

"Oui?"

"I said I wanted to argue with, not that I could" Søren took a breath, sat forward in the chair and clasped his hands "I have to say I a that isn’t drinking yourself to death before thirty"

"Drinking yourself to death before thirty is so nineteenth century"

"Whatever the reason for this change of heart, I’rateful it happened If I can help you in any way, I will But, please, recall I a particularly illegal if it can be helped"

"Nothing illegal I just don’t knohere to start You’re the sdalena had a club How do I do this?"

"I suppose you’d start with a location Magdalena’s club was her home, her home her club But I assume the town house isn’t zoned for coh And neither is the M&ouht We’ll need the perfect location Lots of rooeon A bar, too, but we’ll keep the alcohol consumption in check More or less"

"More," Søren said

"You’re a Catholic priest Aren’t you all drunks?"

"If I wasn’t before, being back in your life ht drive me to drink Between you and Eleanor it’s a sley pointed at him "I take that as a cosley said, turning back to his photographs and flipping through the around Manhattan? Or a e," Søren said

"Oh, you knohat they say," Kingsley said with a wide grin at Søren "We’re all mad here"

"Who’s mad?" Blaise asked, as she strode into the office without knocking first She had what looked like a newspaper in her hands Not a good sign where Blaise was concerned

"My girlfriend is sley said, feigning disapproval, which was Blaise’s favorite form of foreplay The et back into his good graces

"I told you, I airlfriend," Blaise said "I am your submissive"

"She has a point," Søren said "They’re quite different concepts"