"Be careful, boy. You will go too far, the first thing you know.
Now, what are you doing here?"
"If you know so much I don't see why you should have to ask that question."
"I'm asking."
"And I'm not telling. I'll answer none of your questions, unless it is about something that I can tell you without getting others into trouble."
"You already have admitted that you are with the Sparling show. You have made several slips of the tongue since I got hold of you."
"I haven't denied that I am with the Sparling show, neither have I admitted it. I decline to lie or to give you any information of any nature whatever."
"When is the Sparling show coming here?"
"I was not aware that it was coming here. Is it?"
"No, I didn't mean that. I mean when are they going to show in Corinto?"
Phil was silent.