[b][color=7ea7d8]"All night would be best,"[/color][/b] he said, cocking his head in some confusion over her antics. [b][color=7ea7d8]"But just make sure you can give me a reasonable expectation of how long. I dont want to be this close,"[/color][/b] he held up thum and forefinger barely a hair's breadth apart, [b][color=7ea7d8]"And then suddenly lose my edge."[/color][/b]

When she proffered a hand, he shook, and pulled a battered leather wallet from his back pocket. 

[b][color=7ea7d8]"You mean dollars or pounds? I've got some gold dollars from like eighteen fifty, if that suits your fancy."[/color][/b]