The rest of Mr. Lee's lackeys started jeering along with him.
"Yeah! Nobody died from it, what's the big fucking deal?"
"That's right! If you piss us off, we'll make damn sure you die happy!"
"Don't refuse a toast only to get forced to drink! Don't be so damn shameless!"
That old hag, Madam Dale, had quieted down earlier, but now she perked right up again: "Yeah! There's not a single decent one in the Thompson Family! They all need a good beating! Go! Hit them hard, do everyone a favor!"
Anthony Varley listened for a bit, then strolled over and asked his brother-in-law, "So, these fine gentlemen are old hands in the streets? Local toughs?"
