And instead of stoppin' it, do you know what I did?
I went down there and stood up with old Thorpe as his best man.

Can you beat that?
His best man! My God! Wait a minute.

See, he was sittin' just like you are--lean back a little and drop your chin--and I was standing right here, see--on this side of him.

Just like this.

And over here was Anne--oh, Lord! And here was Katherine Browne,--best maid, you know,--I mean maid of honour.