“Look here; you have been having it again, then, Pete?”
“Again, sir! Why, I am always a-having of it.”
“What was it, now?”
“I telled you, sir: nothing.”
“That was a lie, Pete. Now, wasn’t it?”
“Not a lie, sir. Only a little cracker.”
“Well, out with it.”
“Not enough pipeclay, sir.”
“Oh, I see.”
“Jigger the pipeclay! It’s a regular cuss. Ah, it’s you laughing now, sir. Can I do anything else for you, sir?”