"I won't go," said Jack.
"Then you'll be thrown out!" said Miriam.
"I'll tell what I know!"
"Go ahead and tell it," said Bobo. "I'm sick of hearing about it!"
"I'll tell her!"
"Tell me," said Miriam. "I guess I can stand it."
"When we worked in the sash and blind factory together," said Jack with the air of one delivering damning evidence, "he used to swipe his lunch money out of the petty cash, and make phony entries in the cash book to hide it. I caught him at it!"
Bobo hung his head in simulated shame. It was good comedy.
Miriam shouted with laughter. "Is that all!" To Bobo: "You poor idiot! Do you mean to say that was all he had over you to set him up so!"
"Well, I've fired him, haven't I?" said Bobo with an aggrieved air. To Jack he added: "Now you've done your worst, get!"