'Well, we knew all aba't 'im, see. So as soon as 'e says-' And then he stopped.
'How do you mean, you knew all about him?' I asked.
'Ere you'll be gettin' me sayin' things.' He got to his feet again. 'Lumme, give a bloke a chance, can't yer? Oi'm fagged a't an' that's the truth.'
I said, 'Sit down.'
'But look 'ere, guvner — just let me-'
'Shut up,' I said. 'And listen to me. I want to know where this man Schreuder is. Miss Somers wants to know because she was a friend of Bernt Olsen, otherwise Farnell. She wants to know what happened up there on the Jostedal glacier. And I want to know — for other reasons. What's more, Sunde, I intend to find out.'
'Well, yer won't find out from me,' he answered sullenly.
'Look,' I said angrily, 'who got you away from Lovaas, eh?'
'You did,' he responded. 'Oi already said 'ow grateful-'
'I don't want your thanks,' I interrupted him. 'I want information. Can't you see we're your friends? We're not going to hurt Schreuder. We just want to know what happened, that's all.'