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“Oh easy, easy, I ain’t trying to start any trouble. ‘S a lovely corner. Right stand-up it is, respectable-like. How’s business been?”
Crowley knows when he’s being mocked, especially by a man with his face. “It’s…slow. Sunny gets most of all the attention, only ‘cos he’s so pretty.”
Crowley smiles; the other Crowley reminds him powerfully of himself in his younger days, and not just because of the physical resemblance. “Oh, I’m sure it’ll pick up. Pretty faces like his don’t last long in your line of work. Got to have integrity. You don’t get that bein’ pretty.” He gestures to the other Crowley’s head. “And a very fine hat never hurts.”