“Not if annyone would know it, I’m not leaving here.”
“You know, Pat, I have always esteemed you very highly, and I should be very much disappointed if I had to lose confidence in you.”
“You would be glad to place confidence in me, wouldn’t you?”
“I surely would place all the confidence in the world in you, and would trust you with all of the prisoners and feel as safe as if I were here myself.”
“I would take care of them one at a time—no other way.”
“I know you would, Pat. I feel confident you would now, after this talk with you.”
“I’m glad you feel that way. I may never hurt your feelings more than once.”
“We can always forgive once, Pat, and sometimes twice, but you know the old adage, ‘The third time is the charm.’”
“They would be only two and the third time would not be here.”