“His second, though, after much consideration, seemed to be better. He decided to pitch it in and run. It just wasn’t worth it, that was all. All of the reports were too rough, and besides that, he had six months’ worth of newspapers and communiqués to study and sift through his mind. The guy was good, that was all. He was just too goddamned good and too angry for Sperber to want to deal with. If some of the best people in the business had been blown up by him, if no one from Vegas to Mexico Cit...y had been able to bring him down, one man, since this had begun, then Sperber had to be sensible about this. You had to admit your limitations; that was as important as self-confidence, and Sperber had not gotten as far as he had by being self-deluded. No, this Wulff was a one-man army. He was a shrewd, cold, cunning, and utterly efficient killer who could do the damage of a hundred men, and Sperber could not stand up against him. It was better to get the hell out, lie low for a while. Sperber made this decision without fear.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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