“You got aboard by the skin of your eyeteeth, did you not?”
“I did not.”
“What time did you get aboard?”
“As soon as the train pulled in.”
“You mean you were waiting at the station and got aboard the train just as soon as it stopped?”
“That’s what I said.”
“Now, Lam, think that over carefully, because your answer may make quite a difference.”
“To whom?” I asked:
“To you, among other people.”
“I fail to see any reason for thinking over carefully what time I took a train.”