The Way of All Fish: a Novel
“Not only was she herself as exotic as any Malaysian fish, there was something about her that oozed money. It wasn’t just the ring she wore, which on its own would have accounted for the rape of the Congo; it was that one felt one could delicately strip thousand-dollar bills from her person.
“My license, I believe you’ll find in order,” she said, wasting no time. From her slim black bag that served as a new mark in briefcase elegance, she drew a letter-sized folder, and from that a document with... fancy writing on old crushed-looking paper that might have been the Magna Carta and supposedly was signed by some Malaysian official.
From what Karl could squint up, the name was Tim-Tan X-something, and it was clear the Richard Geres didn’t make much more of it than he could. But they looked at it and nodded as if they’d just had a beer with Tim-Tan.
Wally, wanting to appear one step ahead but was a league behind, said, “This gives you the right to import, but not to import a fish that’s protected by either the FWS, the ESA, or the DOE.”MoreLess
“My license, I believe you’ll find in order,” she said, wasting no time. From her slim black bag that served as a new mark in briefcase elegance, she drew a letter-sized folder, and from that a document with... fancy writing on old crushed-looking paper that might have been the Magna Carta and supposedly was signed by some Malaysian official.
From what Karl could squint up, the name was Tim-Tan X-something, and it was clear the Richard Geres didn’t make much more of it than he could. But they looked at it and nodded as if they’d just had a beer with Tim-Tan.
Wally, wanting to appear one step ahead but was a league behind, said, “This gives you the right to import, but not to import a fish that’s protected by either the FWS, the ESA, or the DOE.”MoreLess
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