"The serendipitous acquisition of an extraordinary Book of Hours..." In the midst of a Monday morning coffee house buzz, Caydance was talking with her brother. "For Sido, the fate of this 500 year old book object is a heavy responsibility."

"My suggtion is that to begin with, I contact Nicolas," Jack replied. "To a certain extent we serve the same territory. St Denis is not posing as a wealthy aristocrat. He is a wealthy aristocrat. He is also an invaluable expert at breaking codes. At this and at his lifestyle, he is very good, but, like your father-in-law, Professor Claude McGuire…"

"Genevieve thinks he is attractive."

"Genevieve is married to Claude. There is no man whom I would rather accompany in a journey to eat our way across France, but Nicolas is not authorized to work in the field. Sometimes that happens. 'Arrested twice, I destroy a phone booth at a railroad station... I steal from a nun, I don't know my own face. A man comes up to me with, with my own face tied on, I don't recognize who it is. I don't...I don't deserve to have this autographed picture of Sean Connery!'" As usual Jack's heavily accented delivery of classic lines from Inspector Clouseau was impeccable.