"Yes, sir," said the cabinet. "Coming right up, sir."
"A long one," Bishop said, "and a strong one."
"Long and strong it is, sir."
14
He met her in the bar.
"Why, if it isn't Buster!" she said, as though they met there often.
He sat on the stool beside her.
"That week is almost up," he said.
She nodded. "We've been watching you. You're standing up real well."
"You tried to tell me."