But do you suppose that I believed you for a moment ?' 'Neither would you believe me if I were to repeat it here,' said I.
'I may be wrong--we shall soon see,' says he; 'but my impression is that you will not "repeat it here." My impression is that you have come into this room, and that you will tell me something before you go out.' I shrugged my shoulders.
'Let me explain,' he continued.

'Your evidence, of course, is nonsense.
I put it by, and the court put it by.' 'My compliments and thanks!' said I.
'You _must_ know--that's the short and the long,' he proceeded.

'All of you in shed B are bound to know.

And I want to ask you where is the common-sense of keeping up this farce, and maintaining this cock-and-bull story between friends.

Come, come, my good fellow, own yourself beaten, and laugh at it yourself.' 'Well, I hear you, go ahead,' said I.