“No names, no pack drill.”
“Oh, all right. Get on.”
“She gave you certain information.”
“What about it?”
“Easy does it, Mr. Carey. Your inquiries were re a certain German N.C.O. named Schirmer. Correct?”
“Correct.”
“Do you mind telling me why you are making the said inquiries, Mr. Carey?”
“If you were to tell me first just why you wanted to know, I might tell you.”
Arthur digested this reply for a moment or two in silence.
“And, just to make matters simpler, Arthur,” George added, “I’ll tell you that, although I’m a lawyer, I’m quite capable of understanding ordinary English. So what about letting your hair down and coming to the point?”