"Okay, sister," Morry said without expression. He turned to me. "Guess I made a mistake coming up here. The act is lousy."
"Now wait a minute," I yelled. "You said it was good. You can't walk out now." I wheeled to Alice. "Baby, baby, don't do this to me. Tell him you're sorry."
Mystiffio came up behind us while we were talking.
"What is the matter?" he asked. I noticed he put an arm around Alice's shoulders. I was too distraught to think about it.
"Nothing's wrong," I said desperately. "Alice just took offense at something Morry said. Nobody meant any harm."
Mystiffio drew himself up straight and he grabbed Morry by the lapels. Morry struggled to free himself but he was pinioned helplessly.
"You cad! You bounder!" Mystiffio roared. "Do you mean you've been making advances to my daughter?"
Daughter! How do you like that! That just goes to show you never to trust people.
Morry pulled himself loose.
"You're all crazy," he shouted. "Lemme out of here."