Smoker waved at the lawyer as Wright hurried off.

He grinned back at Pearl in return. "I don't have much a voice for singing," he rumbled modestly. Truth was he wasn't bad but getting him to sing in front of others would be like pulling teeth. "Looks like you've got friends to sing with though so you should be all right," he patted the top of her head reassuringly.

Just don't do any drinking, he thought to himself.