“It’smine,“persistedMcTeague。“Iwantit。“
“Go’longwithyou,Mac。Whatdoyoumean?“
“Imeanthatit’smine,that’swhatImean。Yougotnorighttoit。ItwasSTOLENfromme,that’swhatI
mean,“headded,asullenangerflamingupinhislittleeyes。
Theclerkraisedashoulderandputtheconcertinaonanuppershelf。