10/16 So, I believe, is my friend, Mr.Skinner.Will you not join us--or perhaps you have already dined ?" There was an ugly flush in Mr.Horser's cheeks, but he struggled to keep his composure. "Before, no." Mr.Horser swallowed an exceedingly vicious oath. He struck the table lightly with his forefinger. "If you'd lived in New York a couple of years, even a couple of months, you wouldn't talk like that. I tell you that I hold the government of this city in my right hand. |