“Who is he?”

“A chap named Mike Quick.”

“So you know that jay, eh?”

“I’ve met him a couple of times, and he told me if ever I came to New York to drop in and see him.”

“Have you been to his place?”

“Just came from there.”

“Didn’t get much of a welcome, eh?”

“Mike was away from home.”

“Who did you see?”

“The bartender.”