“I’ve told you, sir. This uniform. Blue and white cap, same as this, and long overcoat.”
“You couldn’t see what he wore underneath the overcoat?”
“No, sir.”
“And you?” Carpentaria turned swiftly on the Soudanese. “Did you drink too?”
“Yes, sah.”
Spats smiled.
“And after you had drunk?”
Spats shook his head, still smiling.
“You remember nothing?”
“Yes, sah.”