The World Is Not Enough

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The author wishes to thank the following individuals for their help in preparing this book

Bruce Feirstein

Peter Lamont

James McMahon

Mona Re Robertson

01 - Errand Boy

As he rode in the taxi from Bilbao’s airport, James Bond’s recollection of M’s orders was clear enough. Bring back Sir Robert's money.

Nevertheless, Bond had a secondary objective in mind, and one that might prove to be slightly more of a risk. Initially, he had bristled at the notion of being a messenger boy for a wealthy oil tycoon, even if the man was a fellow Briton. He had to make sure that Sir Robert received a refund for a bad purchase he had made on the black market. Bond normally considered this kind of assignment a waste of time for someone in the Double-0 Section, but then he thought about how the job presented another, more appealing, opportunity.

Fine, he thought. He would get the money back - that was not a problem. But it was more important to avenge the death of a fellow agent.

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