'Drink that,' he said.
'Don't be afraid of me.
I'm your friend through thick and thin.' Pitman put the liquor down untasted. 'I swear before God,' he said, 'this is another mystery to me.
In my worst fears I never dreamed of such a thing.
I would not lay a finger on a sucking infant.' 'That's all square,' said Michael, with a sigh of huge relief.