Jake Randolph in "The Eternal Night" Pt. 57

"So," Roxie said, "what can you tell me?"

I went to the bar to get a shot of whiskey. The cheap stuff, not the good stuff that Sperry saved for the important people.

"Well, the butler made us feel about as welcome as a couple of porcupines in a nudist colony. And Sperry treated Mason like the ugly stepsisters treated Cinderella."

Roxie laughed and then said, "What about you?"

"Oh, he was crazy about me. In fact, he's gonna dump the girl and marry me instead."

She laughed again. "Well, William's certainly a character."

"Oh, it's William now, is it?"