The Cauldron
“He would be in good time for his rendezvous with the man who would be coming to meet him. He thanked Heaven the rain had stopped as he left the apartment and walked down the staircase and into the damp night.
'Can't I persuade you to stay?' Moloch asked Vanity in his office. 'If it's a question of money ...' 'It isn't - not now.' She smiled at him as she sat in the chair facing his desk. 'I've accepted a very lucrative job in New York. I've signed a contract.' 'Contracts can be broken.' Moloch ...persisted. 'I can break any contract.' 'But I can't.' She smiled again. 'You've found me trustworthy. If I broke my word to my new employer then how could you go on trusting me?' 'Which company?' 'I can't tell you that. Secrecy is part of the contract.' She smiled again. 'I'll be here a bit longer. That gives you time to find a replacement.' 'I'll double your pay.' Vanity shook her red mane, smiled again. 'No can do. And if you're worried I'll break any confidences between us, I won't. Keeping the faith is part of my way of life.MoreLess
'Can't I persuade you to stay?' Moloch asked Vanity in his office. 'If it's a question of money ...' 'It isn't - not now.' She smiled at him as she sat in the chair facing his desk. 'I've accepted a very lucrative job in New York. I've signed a contract.' 'Contracts can be broken.' Moloch ...persisted. 'I can break any contract.' 'But I can't.' She smiled again. 'You've found me trustworthy. If I broke my word to my new employer then how could you go on trusting me?' 'Which company?' 'I can't tell you that. Secrecy is part of the contract.' She smiled again. 'I'll be here a bit longer. That gives you time to find a replacement.' 'I'll double your pay.' Vanity shook her red mane, smiled again. 'No can do. And if you're worried I'll break any confidences between us, I won't. Keeping the faith is part of my way of life.MoreLess
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