He opened a drawer and produced a box of Player's cigarettes. He nodded towards a chair and pushed the cigarettes towards Callaghan.
'Nice suit, Slim,' he said cheerfully.
'Yes,' said Callaghan. 'I'm lookin' a bit dressy today, I know. I wish I felt like it.'
'What's wrong?' asked Gringall. 'Mind you,' he went on, 'you know you don't have to talk about the Riverton business. You and I are on opposite sides of the fence, but you're much too old a hand for me to have to tell you that you've only got to say what you want me to hear. I'm not asking for anything.'
Callaghan nodded. He took one of the cigarettes and lit it. He leaned back in the arm-chair and looked at Gringall.
'I know all about that,' he said. 'But I don't want to get myself into a jam, and I certainly don't want to get i
