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look as if Mr。 Percy Wetmore was boss of the cotillion。 Moores wasn't promising any more than what we'd already discussed and I'd gone along with； but Percy didn't know that。 He agreed to leave off his threats to have me reassigned； and the atmosphere on E Block sweetened。 He had even agreed that Delacroix could keep Percy's old nemesis as a pet。 It's amazing how some men can change； given the right incentive； in Percy's case； all Warden Moores had to offer was the chance to take a bald little Frenchman's life。
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Toot…Toot felt that four cents was far too little for a prime Corona cigar box； and in that he was probably right … cigar boxes were highly prized objects in prison。 A thousand different small items could be stored in them； the smell was pleasant； and there was something about them that reminded our customers of what it was like to be free men。 Because cigarettes were permitted in prison but cigars were not； I imagine。
Dean Stanton； who was back on the block by then； added a penny to the pot； and I kicked one in； as well。 When Toot still proved reluctant； Brutal went to work on him； first telling him he ought to be ashamed of himself for behaving like such a cheapskate； then promising him that he； Brutus Howell； would personally put that Corona box back in Toot's hands the day after Delacroix's execution。 〃Six cents might or might not be enough if you was speaking about selling that cigar box； we could have a good old barber…shop argument about
