I said, “Nix on that us stuff. This is business.”
She gave a throaty chuckle, and said, “Whenever you try to get hard with me, lover, I know that you’re after the money.”
“And whenever you start handing me the soft soap, I know you’re trying to kid me out of it.”
“How much do you want?”
“Plenty.”
“I haven’t got it.”
“You’d better have it, then.”
“Donald, if I’ve told you once, I’ve told you fifty times that you can’t just come in here and hold me up for a lot of expense money. You’re careless, Donald. You’re extravagant. Mind you, I don’t think you pad the swindle sheet, but you just don’t have any perspective in money matters. All you can see is what you want to accomplish.”
I said, casually, “It’s a nice piece of business. I’d hate to see you lose it.”
“She knows you’re a detective now?”