They all laughed as Richard kept reading.
“If you leave a drop-off address with the ever-generous Richard, he will organize to have the equipment delivered to you.”
Richard nodded and continued on with the note.
“Third, this is the last time we will meet here at The Grille. I hope you have enjoyed these two lessons. Shameless plug: I’d do anything for these guys here for all they did for me. Since that is now impossible for me to do, I’m asking each of you to patronize them once in a while. I promise you, they will always take the greatest of care with you.”
“Of course, Josh.” James caught himself answering a dead man and found the entire room looking at him. “I was just saying what we are all thinking. That’s all.”
“Last but not least: Your final lesson. This is it for us, where I st
