That depends on the trade, doesn't it? I couldn't say no to a string of pearls — well, unless they're your wife's!
[It's all just idle chatter, meaningless prattle — or so it seems. He's getting the same treatment that anyone else would if they drew near, and it's always good to test the men with a reference to the missus. See if they smile or frown, if they look nervous or disgusted or delighted. A man who looks worried might well have a mistress. A man who looks especially worried might have a husband, instead.
She picks up her cards, idly playing with them and shuffling them as she lets him see the way she glances at the bag. That's a shade of blue she'd recognize anywhere; she wonders what lengths he must've gone to, trying to match it precisely.]
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[It's all just idle chatter, meaningless prattle — or so it seems. He's getting the same treatment that anyone else would if they drew near, and it's always good to test the men with a reference to the missus. See if they smile or frown, if they look nervous or disgusted or delighted. A man who looks worried might well have a mistress. A man who looks especially worried might have a husband, instead.
She picks up her cards, idly playing with them and shuffling them as she lets him see the way she glances at the bag. That's a shade of blue she'd recognize anywhere; she wonders what lengths he must've gone to, trying to match it precisely.]