183, MacDonald writes, "And I watched the gray appear. That gray like a wet stone. Gray for fright. Gray for guilt. Gray for despair." McGee procures $60,000 from one of the characters using a Pigeon Drop scheme with the help of Meyer who assumes the semi-pseudonym of "Dr. G. Ludweg Meyer." Later on, Meyer presents McGee with $25,000 in stock gains from investments in Fletcher Industries. References 1968 American novels Travis McGee (novel series)