I went in and sat down.
“Drink?”
“No, thanks. Everybody in the place has been urging me to have one.”
“That’s good. I looked you up, Lam. I’m awfully sorry about what happened last night. You were damn white about it. You know, you could have put us in quite a spot on that. I appreciated it.”
“I gathered that you did,” I said, motioning my hand in the general direction of the casino.
“Find everything all right?”
“Very much so.”
“Anything you want, just ask for it. Tell the boys who you are, and the place is yours.”
“I didn’t intend to take advantage of you,” I said, “but I have one request.”
“What is it?”