If nothing else, he thought, there was someone in the deeds office that he might could get to lose the papers and snarl up the transaction with red tape for a few weeks.

Source: Maron, Margaret. 2008. 'Death's Half-Acre' New York: Grand Central Publishing. Full Context: ... must be close to sixty now and still had the mind of a sweet-natured three-year-old. # " He's promised Granny he'll take care of Nancy till she dies but you know how much a promise is worth. " # " No more'n the air it's written on, " the old man agreed. " Now I can't make you no promises myself, son, but I'll look into it for you and see what I can do. " # If nothing else, he thought, there was someone in the deeds office that he might could get to lose the papers and snarl up the transaction with red tape for a few weeks. # Mid-afternoon and Cameron Bradshaw firmed the dirt around the last of the purple petunias, then sat back on his padded kneeling stool to admire his handiwork. # It might not be the English gardens he remembered from the tours he had taken with his grandparents before they lost their money, nor the showpiece he had tended before he and Candace split up; nevertheless, its beauty pleased him. # "