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She was shaking like a shitting dog.
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Truly.
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Run to the cathedral of Santa Maria in Brucknerplatz.
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Buy one of the plain, half-length candles
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and take back four Klubecks in change.
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Light it in the sacristy, say a brief rosary
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then go to Mendl's and get me a courtesan au chocolat.
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If there's any money left,
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give it to the crippled shoe-shine boy.
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- Right away, sir. - Hold it.
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Who are you?
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I'm Zero, sir. The new Lobby Boy.