2/8 I'm going t' put my hand on his shoulder an' say 'Come along!' Cash ain't everything, even in my business. I want t' show it's th' game, too. I don't want money in my pockets for winking my eye." "You'll have hard work." "How ?" "He has burned the pads of his fingers and thumbs," blurted out Forbes. "I don't want his fingers now; this bottle an' these emeralds are enough for me." He stuffed the jewels away. "Where's th' phone ?" "In the hall, under the stairs." "Good night." The nights of Poe and the grim realities of Balzac would not serve to describe that chase. |