Read Squizzy’s letter on pages 24-25. How does Squizzy use language to try to persuade Mrs. Feehan that he is an upstanding and trustworthy person? Use evidence from the passage to support your response.

Squizzy asks that Mrs. Feehan ignore the descriptions of him made by journalists, and he assures her that he is nothing more than a man of business. He goes onto compliment Charlie, his speed, and his intelligence, and he even goes so far as to mention thier financial troubles.... a result of Mrs. Feehan's husband's death. Squizzy uses all the angles to convince her to let Charlie come to work for him.