"Why, I don't get you," said Bunny, continuing the pose.
"Come clean, Big Boy. How much did that fire cost?"
"You gave me five grand, didn't you?"
"Just like a nigger: a person can never get a direct answer from you."
"Are you satisfied?"
"I'm not crying my eyes out."
"Is Helen going North for her confinement?"
"Nothing different."
"Well, then, why do you want to know the why and wherefore of that blaze?"
"Just curiosity, Nero, old chap," grinned Matthew.