take a quick one("I'm allowed to smoke in the cell block. Why not here?"
"Because this is my office. I make the rules here." A raw smell of whiskey floated across the desk.
"Take another quick one," I said. "It'll calm you down. You got kind of interrupted when we came in."
His back hit the back of the chair hard. His face went dark red. I struck a match and lit my cigarette. (Raymond Chandler)ART Vancouver)