"Aren't you afraid for your rheumatism?" asked Marriott, sitting down beside him.
"Vot's up now again, huh?" demanded Koerner, ignoring this solicitude for his health.
"Nothing but good news this time," Marriott was glad to say.
"Goodt news, huh?"
"Yes, good news. The judge has refused the motion for a new trial."
"Den I vin for sure dis time, ain't it?"
"Yes, this time," said Marriott.
"I get my money now right avay?"
"Well, pretty soon."
The old man turned to Marriott with his blue eyes narrowed beneath the white brush of his eyebrows.