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" Feeling secure for the moment, I took in a few more details. She was wearing a midnight blue dress, something with texture, maybe raw silk. It was cut just above the knee, with three-quarter length sleeves, an off-the-shoulder neckline, and a deep V cut in the back and front. Her shoes were patent leather stilettos with sharp toes. There was a handbag to match the shoes, and a gold Cartier watch with a gold link band encircling her left wrist. It was a man’s watch, large and heavy on her wrist, and its incongruous heft served to accentuate her femininity. Her hair was swept back and away from her face in a way that accentuated her profile. Overall the look was controlled and sleek, sophisticated and sexy. None of it, especially the shoes, would be ideal for escape and evasion, if it came to that, so I realized she must have chosen it all for some other operational imperative. There are all sorts of weapons in the world, and I reminded myself that when this woman was dressed for work, she was anything but unarmed. "
― Barry Eisler , Winner Take All (John Rain, #3)
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" Sure,” I said, my tone neutral to the point of sarcasm. There was a pause. “You’re not going to leave it on,” he said, sounding half-resigned, half-bemused. I laughed. “We’d have a better chance of success if we could work together,” he said, earnest as ever. I laughed again. “All right, do it your way,” he said. “I know you will anyway.” “Anything else?” “Yeah. It would really be nice if you could account for some of those disbursements. "
― Barry Eisler , Winner Take All (John Rain, #3)