“Exactly.”
“Let us see, Finnin. Had you been drinking?”
“To speak honestly, a little, Monsieur.”
“That is right—be honest. Do you know where Carassol’s oxen were standing?”
“Near the watering-trough.”
“And you wish my opinion in the matter? Listen. Carassol must assist you to recover the oxen, and you must make a diligent search for them.”
“But I have paid for the beasts.”
“Then Carassol is in the right.”
“I will go to law about it.”
“You will lose the case, my boy.”