Stumpy and Alph. Oh, certainly!
[Alonzo takes Augustus to one side of stage. Stumpy and Alphonso engage in conversation inaudibly at back.
Alon. You know Charlie Gilsey, Augustus?
Aug. Charlie Gilsey, that belongs to our club?
Alon. Yes.
Aug. I know him well—he owes me a dollar.
Alon. Well, Charlie went on a regular old hurrah, the other night. Got blind drunk, stole door-knobs and area gates, and he got run in by the cops. Took him to the Tombs to await his trial. You see, it was an awful disgrace. Charlie is one of the first families, when all the rest are out of town, and it drove him off of his center.
Aug. Did what?
Alon. Sent him lending out brains. Made him crazy.