That sort of thing is bound to establish your reputation as the friend of the oppressed.

Was the chauffeur's funeral largely attended ?" "Pshaw; he was only scratched; we chucked him into the hospital to keep him from being arrested, that was all.

Look here, old man, you don't seem terribly sympathetic.

Maybe you didn't notice that it was _my_ car that got smashed! It looked like a junk dealer's back yard when they pulled us out.

I told them to throw it into the lake: I've just ordered a new car.