Gotta love the recurring Lee Child character, Jack Reacher. Here's an excerpt where Reacher had been confronted by two guys and told them if they wanted to make it a fair fight, they needed to bring more men.
“Six of you?” I said. “Is that it?”
No answer.
“That’s kind of incremental, isn’t it?” I said. “I was hoping for something a little more radical. Like the difference between an airborne company and an armored division. I guess we were thinking along different lines. I have to say, I’m kind of disappointed.”
No answer.
I said, “Anyway, guys, I’m sorry, but I have a dinner date.”
They all took a step forward, bringing them closer to each other and closer to me. Six pale faces, sallow in what little light there was.
I said, “I’m wearing a brand new shirt.”
Child, Lee (2011-09-27). The Affair (with bonus short story Second Son): A Reacher Novel (Jack Reacher) (pp. 189-190). Random House, Inc.. Kindle Edition.
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