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           "Well,weadvertiseGradeAbeef."

           "A,B,C—whoknows?It’sonthecard,ain’tit?Now,wegoingtohaveanicetalk.Wegotdeadwoodonourbills.Anybodydon’tpaybythefifteenth—offthebooks."

           "Wecan’tdothat.Someofthesepeoplehavebeentradingherefortwentyyears."

           "Listen,kid.Chainstoreswon’tletJohnD.Rockefellerchargeanickel."

           "Yes,butthesepeoplearegoodforit,mostofthem."

           "What’s‘goodforit’?Ittiesupmoney.Chainstoresbuycar-loads.Wecan’tdothat.Yougottolearn,kid.Sure—nicepeople!Moneyisnicetoo.Yougottoomuchmeatscrapsinthebox."

           "Thatwasfatandcrust."

           "Okayifyouweighbeforeyoutrim.Yougottolookafternumberone.Youdon’tlookafternumberone,whose’lldoit?Yougottolearn,kid."Thegoldteethdidnotglitternow,forthelipsweretightlittletraps.

           AngersplashedupinEthanbeforeheknewitandhewassurprised."I’mnotachiseler,Marullo."

           "Who’sachiseler?That’sgoodbusiness,andgoodbusinessistheonlykindofbusinessthatstaysinbusiness.YouthinkMr.Bakerisgivingawayfreesamples,kid?"

           Ethan’stopblewoffwithabang."Youlistentome,"heshouted."Hawleyshavebeenlivingheresincethemiddleseventeenhundreds.You’reaforeigner.Youwouldn’tknowaboutthat.