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Chapter 23

           "(-andifyoucallme"littlelady"justoncemoreI’llturnMikelooseonyou!)

           Abartenderhurriedup."Happyday.Yourusual,Bishop?"

           "Double.What’llitbe,Doc?AndMr.Smith?Don’tbebashful;you’retheSupremeBishop’sguests."

           "Brandy,thankyou.Waterontheside."

           "Brandy,thankyou,"Mikerepeated?thoughtaboutit,andadded,"Nowaterforme,please."Whileitwastruethatthewateroflifewasnottheessenceinthewaterceremony,neverthelesshedidnotwishtodrinkwaterhere.

           "That’sthespirits"Boonesaidheartily."That’stheproperspiritwithspirits!Nowater.Getit?It’sajoke."RedugJubalintheribs."Nowwhat’llitbeforthelittlelady?Cola?Milkforyourrosycheeks?OrdoyouwantarealHappyDaydrinkwiththebigfolks?"

           "Senator,"Jillsaidcarefully,"Wouldyourhospitalityextendtoamartini?"

           "Wouldit!Bestmartinisinthewholeworldrightherewedon’tuseanyvermouthatall.Webless’eminstead.Doublemartiniforthelittlelady.Blessyou,son,andmakeitfast."Heturnedtotheothers."We’vejustabouttimeforaquickone,thenpayourrespectstoArchangelFosterandonintotheSanctuaryintimetoheartheSupremeBishop."

           Thedrinksarrivedandthejackpots’payoff.TheydrankwithBoone’sblessing,thenhewrangledinafriendlyfashionwithJubaloverthethreehundreddollarsjustdelivered,insistingthatallthreeprizesbelongedtoJubaleventhoughBoonehadinsertedtheslugsonthesecondandthird.

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