"There was a dead man back East, wasn't there ?" "What difference does that make ?" "None, particularly, except to naturally increase the worth of my services.

I'm not squeamish about stiffs, but I like to know what I am doing.

What are you holding on to this other fellow for ?" Enright walked nervously across the room, chewing at his cigar, only to come back and face his questioner.
"Well, I suppose I might as well tell you," he said almost savagely.
"You know so damn much now, you better know it all.

You're in too deep already to wiggle out.

We made rather a mess of it in New York, and only a bit of luck helped us through.