"Mah goodness! If nobody's in the wrong, ho' awe you evah going to get the mattah straight ?" "Yes, you see," Fulkerson added, "nobody can give in." "Pardon me," said the colonel, "the case is one in which all can give in." "I don't know which 'll begin," said Fulkerson.
The colonel rose.

"Mr.Lindau must begin, sir.

We must begin by seeing Mr.Lindau, and securing from him the assurance that in the expression of his peculiar views he had no intention of offering any personal offence to Mr.Dryfoos.If I have formed a correct estimate of Mr.
Lindau, this will be perfectly simple." Fulkerson shook his head.

"But it wouldn't help.

Dryfoos don't care a rap whether Lindau meant any personal offence or not.