At heart Chaz Perrone was irrefutably a cheat and a maggot, but he had always shunned violence as dutifully as a Quaker elder. Nobody who knew him, including his few friends, would have imagined him capable of homicide. Chaz himself was somewhat amazed that he'd actually gone through with it.
Chaz Perrone was fundamentally dishonest and morally corrupt, yet he avoided violence entirely. His reputation among friends and acquaintances was that of a nonviolent person, which made his actions even more surprising. Despite his deceitful nature, he maintained a seemingly innocent exterior that concealed his true character.
"At heart Chaz Perrone was irrefutably a cheat and a maggot, but he had always shunned violence as dutifully as a Quaker elder."
"Chaz himself was somewhat amazed that he'd actually gone through with it."
