"Believe me," he said earnestly, "the last desire I have is to cause difficulty. If I must take these obscenities, I'll take them. But will you please, please get us a round of bourbon highballs?"
"Why don't you go away, if the service doesn't please you?" asked the George Raft manager.
"The service," the Saint said, "leaves nothing to be desired, except everything."
"Then why don't you just go away?" asked the manager.
The Saint decided to be stubborn.
"Why?"
"No reason," the manager said. "We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone. Our sign says so."
He indicated a sign above the bar.
"And you are refusing me service?"
"No. Not if you don't cause trouble."