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1、JohnGrishamThePartnerOneIFOUNDHIMinPontaPora,apleasantlittletowninBrazil,ontheborderofParaguay,inalandstillknownastheFrontier.TheyfoundhimlivinginashadedbrickhouseonRuaTiradentes,awideavenuewithtreesdownthecenterandbarefootboysdribblingsoccerballsalongthehotpavement.Theyfoundhimalo
2、ne,asbesttheycouldtell,thoughamaidcameandwentatoddhoursduringtheeightdaystheyhidandwatched.Theyfoundhimlivingacomfortablelifebutcertainlynotoneofluxury.Thehousewasmodestandcould'vebeenownedbyanylocalmerchant.Thecarwasa1983VolkswagenBeetle,manufacturedinSaoPaulowithamillionothers.It
3、wasredandclean,polishedtoashine.Theirfirstphotoofhimwassnappedashewaxeditjustinsidethegatetohisshortdriveway.Theyfoundhimmuchthinner,downconsiderablyfromthetwohundredandthirtypoundshe'dbeencarryingwhenlastseen.Hishairandskinweredarker,hischinhadbeensquared,andhisnosehadbeenslightly
4、pointed.Subtlechangestotheface.They'dpaidasteepbribetothesurgeoninRiowho'dperformedthealterationstwoandahalfyearsearlier.Theyfoundhimafterfouryearsoftediousbutdiligentsearching,fouryearsofdeadendsandlosttrailsandfalsetips,fouryearsofpouringgoodmoneydownthedrain,goodmoneychasingbad,
5、itseemed.Buttheyfoundhim.Andtheywaited.Therewasatfirstthedesiretosnatchhimimmediately,todrughimandsmugglehimtoasafehouseinParaguay,toseizehimbeforehesawthemorbeforeaneighborbecamesuspicious.Theinitialexcitementofthefindingmadethemconsideraquickstrike,butaftertwodaystheysettleddowna
6、ndwaited.TheyloiteredatvariouspointsalongRuaTiradentes,dressedlikethelocals,drinkingteaintheshade,avoidingthesun,eatingicecream,talkingtothechildren,watchinghishouse.Theytrackedhimashedrovedowntowntoshop,andtheyphotographedhimfromacrossthestreetasheleftthepharmacy.Theyeasedverynear
7、himinafruitmarketandlistenedashespoketotheclerk.ExcellentPortuguese,withtheveryslightaccentofanAmericanoraGermanwho'dstudiedhard.Hemovedquicklydowntown,gatheringhisgoodsandreturninghome,wherehelockedthegatebehindhim.Hisbriefshoppingtripyieldedadozenfinephotos.Hehadjoggedinapriorlif
8、e,thoughinthemonthsbeforeh
