at stake is something in the neighborhood of $ 800 billion , and the loser might not survive . this would be his last chance for days . he liked what he saw and summoned charles to his office . you must be ready for this . `` he used more than his fists . '' `` i 'm worried-but i 'd be insane not to be . '' who do you like working for better ? those people were going to die anyway . she wondered what they would talk about when they did n't have a horse to focus on . 