The explosion threw Bond down onto the pavement. Then pieces of clothes began to fall around him. The clothes were covered in blood. Black smoke filled the sky. suits. There was nothing left of the two men in dark When Mathis got to Bond, he was leaning against the tree that had saved his life Mathis Ambulances and fire engines began to arrive. helped Bond back to the Hotel Splendide. In Bond's room, Mathis asked questions while Bond took off his blood-spotted clothes. When Bond told him about the two men, Mathis picked up the telephone. tell the police that Bond's not hurt, Mathis said quickly to the person on the other end of the telephone line. ll explain everything to them. Tell the newspapers that it was a fight two Bulgarians. One killed the other with a bomb. There was probably a third Bulgarian watching. nothing about him. He'll try to get away. The police must catch him.' Mathis put down the phone and turned to Bond. "You were lucky," he said. "They wanted that bomb to kill you But something went wrong.' He smiled at Bond. 'Get a drink and some lunch, then have a rest. Several hours later, Bond was drinking a whisky when the telephone rang. "This is Mademoiselle Lynd," said the voice, quietly. "Are you all right?" Yes, thank you," replied Bond "Good," she said. "Please take care of yourself