Charlotte [indignantly]. Why, it says wood alcohol right on the can!
Snooks. Yes, but it ain’t. I just use a wood-alcohol can, so in case I get caught. You’re allowed to sell wood alcohol, see?
Jerry [explaining to Charlotte]. Just in case he gets caught—see?
Charlotte. I think the whole performance is perfectly terrible.
Jerry. No, it isn’t. Mr. Snooks has sold this to some of the swellest families in the city—haven’t you, Mr. Snooks?
Snooks. Sure. You know old man Alec Martin?
Jerry [glancing at Charlotte, who is stony-eyed]. Sure. Everybody knows who they are.
Snooks. I sole ’em a gallon. And John B. Standish? I sole him five gallons and he said it was the best stuff he ever tasted.
Jerry [to Charlotte]. See—? The swellest people in town.
Snooks. I’d a got here sooner, only I got double crossed to-day.