They looked at him furtively and left quickly. Carrie stood at the bottom of the stairs, waiting.
Raven nodded at her. “Bring all your girls down here fast,” he said.
Carrie went upstairs again. A few minutes later she came down, followed by seven lightly clad girls.
Raven went into the reception−room. “Come in here,” he said.
The girls all looked at Carrie, who was nearly speechless with rage. “Go on in. Didn’t you hear him?” she snarled.
The girls went into the room and stood staring at Raven. Lulu fluffed up her hair. “Take me, darlin’,” she said. “I’ll show you some tricks.”
The other girls giggled.
Raven said, “Shut up!” Then he turned to Maltz. “Are they all here?”
Maltz took out his list and checked the numbers. “One ain’t,” he said briefly.
Raven looked over at Carrie. “I said all of them.”