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"Don’t reward bad behavior," Kingsley said, wagging his finger at her "If they think they’ll see your breasts again, we’ll never get rid of the to tell you They’re trying to take over the city The guy who runs it is a piece of shit He’s this big fire-and-brimstone preacher, and he wants to raphy in every for an abortion punishable by jail time Also, they hate Catholics They think the pope is the Antichrist"

"What does that have to do with us?" Kingsley asked "I mean, other than you’re a feminist, he’s a Catholic priest and sodo to et his attention "The governor of New York is Reverend Fuller’s best friend His wife and the uy even says the opening prayer at all the state functions in Albany The church is rich, it’s powerful and it wants to take all our freedoms away Reverend Fuller’s like an evil Billy Graham on acid, and we have to stop hi his feet up on Kingsley’s desk "A good ine hisley wasn’t listening He was staringstudyinggazingseeing

There it was Right there

Kingsley reached into his desk and pulled out a bundle of cash bound with a paper band

"Here," he said, handing the lasses

Blaise threw her arms around his neck and kissed him on the cheek

"Merci, monsieur," she said "I proht And toht after"

"Consider it a finder’s fee," Kingsley said

"For what?"

"For this" He held up the newspaper to display the black-and-white photograph "I found our club"

Kingsley was gratified to see Søren’s eyes widen

"What is it?" Blaise asked

"This church bought a five-story condesley said "The paper says they’re turning it into their new church headquarters It has a ballroo garage This is our club"

"You intend to buy that building for your club?" Søren asked, sounding dubious