His habitual expression was a scowl; his habitual position was with a cigarette in the fingers of his left hand, and his right hand resting on his hip.

He sat in a chair directly behind that of Hurley, and Pierre's new-found acquaintance explained: "He's the bodyguard for Hurley.

Maybe there's some who could down Hurley in a straight gunfight; maybe there's one or two like McGurk that could down Diaz--damn his yellow hide--but there ain't no one can buck the two of 'em.

It ain't in reason.

So they play the game together.