She nodded. Oh, I would say six or seven feet. Consider it done, and dont ask any questions. I wont tell you what the premium is. Then, she said, you accept his offer, whatever it is. Tell him that you will come over immediately, give him a certified check, and pick up the stock. You tell him you want to be present at the directors meeting at one-thirty. You ask him to wait in his office until you can get there. He rammed his way through the crowd and out the door. I went in and my niece and nephew bounded into the room with my nephew yelling,Harvey, Harvey, Mama says were gonna go out and see you and Ruth Saturday and you got a new swing and everything. Maybe it wasnt a yell, but it was loud. Did you check Trixies ID? The ghosts of modern assassinations roamed the halls of the building tonight. Jack and Bobby Kennedy and Martin Luther King. Stefan, the headwaiter, arrived with menus.I hope Im interrupting something important, he said. “What would you like tonight? Then she said,Are you nervous about tonight? In a French restaurant? Stone asked. Thats the way I understand it from Drakes report, Della said. Dino is just going to love this, Stone muttered to himself. His phone rang. Hello? The chief doesnt have the most discreet secretary in the city. She says hes been muttering about a recorder the last few days. Hes had more than a few meetings with his little group and she hears the word recorder through his door constantly.’ Then, By the way, he’s on his way here now. He was the one who called me at home. He’s coming from the casino.’ Devine got up a little late since it was Sunday. By 6 a.m. his workout was complete, and he went back to bed for more sleep. He listened to his body, and it was telling him to slow down and catch up on some rest. He woke at eleven, showered off the remnants of his sweaty workout, and then prepared breakfast: veggie omelet, toast, protein shake, coffee, and a chocolate chip cookie thrown in just for the hell of it. Dino shook his head.Nah, youre too rich for that. You can hire your own..