‘It’ll look good for me too.’ L said. ‘And my business.’
‘Twenty-five grand.’
‘I thought it was twenty.’
‘Twenty-fifve. And you’re still crazy. Sype never had the pearls-I’m sure of it.’
‘OK,’ I said. ‘You’ve had plenty of time to think about it.’
We shook hands and smiled, both pretending to be honest men. I didn’t believe him, and he didn’t believe me.
It was a quarter to five when I got back to the office. I had a couple of short drinks, and then the phone rang.
A woman’s voice said. ‘Carmady?’ It was a small, cold voice. I didn’t know it.
‘Yeah.’
‘You need to see Rush Madder. Know him?’
‘No,’ I lied. ‘Why should I see him?’
There was a laugh like the sound of breaking ice.’Because of a guy who had sore feet,’ the voice said.
The call ended. I put the phone down lit a match and stared at the wall until I burned my fingers.
‘It’ll look good for me too.’ L said. ‘And my business.’
‘Twenty-five grand.’
‘I thought it was twenty.’
‘Twenty-fifve. And you’re still crazy. Sype never had the pearls-I’m sure of it.’
‘OK,’ I said. ‘You’ve had plenty of time to think about it.’
We shook hands and smiled, both pretending to be honest men. I didn’t believe him, and he didn’t believe me.
It was a quarter to five when I got back to the office. I had a couple of short drinks, and then the phone rang.
A woman’s voice said. ‘Carmady?’ It was a small, cold voice. I didn’t know it.
‘Yeah.’
‘You need to see Rush Madder. Know him?’
‘No,’ I lied. ‘Why should I see him?’
There was a laugh like the sound of breaking ice.’Because of a guy who had sore feet,’ the voice said.
The call ended. I put the phone down lit a match and stared at the wall until I burned my fingers.
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