"Well, from one of four men, then? Tell me the truth."
"Ye-es."
"What did you do to please the four men?"
Alf Drew shifted uneasily from one foot to the other, and then back again.
"Come! Speak up!" Reade insisted sternly.
"You're wasting our time. What did you do for the four men?"
"I didn't do anything," Alf evaded.
"What did you tell them, then?" Reade wanted to know.
"They asked me a few questions."
"Of course; and you answered the questions."