personal to m. as instructed , on december 22nd i arrived at zurich central airport at 1330 by swissair to make first contact in connexion with operation 'corona ' ... '' ' bond turned sideways to his secretary and , as he talked , looked out across the bare trees in regent 's park , remembering every minute of the last three days - the sharp , empty smell of the air and the snow , the dark green pools of blofeld 's eyes , the crunch as the edge of his left hand , still bruised , thudded down across the offered neck of the guard .