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"A con?" he asked "I don’t knohat you’re talking about"

"A confidence rifter A swindler"

Murphy raised his drink "I did not swindle young Mr Garvey out of anything he did not want to give ed to scare the shite out of Andrew Garvey about taking illegal cigarettes and ensure protection payments fro hi hi in the first place"

He let the srow "I did do that, didn’t I?"

"Adrinned "Of course I alass and took another breath, this tiid couldn’t hold back the smile "You are a bastard, aren’t you?"

"Both literally and figuratively Does your for the Lord’s na lady?"

She couldn’t stop the low ruhter It almost id Connor would have been a perfect romantic partner on paper, but she was hardly his type personally Most of the tiry pixie with an acerbic sense of humor, a short temper, and a fondness for hair dye This month, her dark cap of hair had a distinctly purple cast The month before, it had been blue

No, not his type at all, though shepartner She preferred soccer to boxing, but no one was perfect

"You just can’t help yourself, can you? You’re the sah they like to think it’s char a con to you?"

"Why shouldn’t it be?" He set down his drink and spread his hands "There are two sides to every job, and the best jobs end with everyone walking away s Andrew He’ll be more careful of what he allows on his boats, and with s reater confidence in his operation I’et a cut frolass "Naturally"

"Why did he try it?"

Murphy shrugged "They always do The younger humans--the ones who haven’t been involved in the quieter aspects of things--will take over for their ant suit his tailor had finished only last week "This The suits and the haircut The et the season tickets to the syid smiled "How scary could he be? He’s a modern vaid continued

"They push a little, and you let them They push a littlea smile touch his lips "After all, I’m not a monster"

"Until they push a little too far Get just a bit over their head And then you pounce"