The Scarlatti Inheritance (2011)
“Maybe the bar—and the crowd—on B deck would make him feel better. He found his way and ordered a brandy.
“Hell of a party, isn’t it?”
A huge, broad-shouldered fullback-type crowded Can-field against the adjacent stool.
“Certainly is,” Canfield replied with a. meaningless grin.
“I know you! You’re at the captain’s table. We saw you at dinner.”
“Good food there.”
“Y’know something? I could have been at the captain’s table, but I said shit on it.”
“Well, that would have made an interesting hors d’...oeuvre.”
“No, I mean it.” The accent, Canfield determined, was Tiffany-edged Park Avenue. “Uncle of mine owns a lot of stock. But I said shit on it.”
“You can take my place, if you want to.”
The fullback reeled slightly backward and grasped the bar for support. “Much too dull for us. Hey, barkeep! Bourbon and ginger!”
The fullback steadied himself and swayed back toward Canfield. His eyes were glazed and almost without muscular control. His very blond hair was falling over his forehead.MoreLess
“Hell of a party, isn’t it?”
A huge, broad-shouldered fullback-type crowded Can-field against the adjacent stool.
“Certainly is,” Canfield replied with a. meaningless grin.
“I know you! You’re at the captain’s table. We saw you at dinner.”
“Good food there.”
“Y’know something? I could have been at the captain’s table, but I said shit on it.”
“Well, that would have made an interesting hors d’...oeuvre.”
“No, I mean it.” The accent, Canfield determined, was Tiffany-edged Park Avenue. “Uncle of mine owns a lot of stock. But I said shit on it.”
“You can take my place, if you want to.”
The fullback reeled slightly backward and grasped the bar for support. “Much too dull for us. Hey, barkeep! Bourbon and ginger!”
The fullback steadied himself and swayed back toward Canfield. His eyes were glazed and almost without muscular control. His very blond hair was falling over his forehead.MoreLess
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