POLICEMAN (obligingly). Mystery?
BODIE. Why this passion for collecting boards? Try her with a large board, officer. Extraordinary!
POLICEMAN (heavily). I don’t know what you are talking about, sir. Are you complaining of some woman?
BODIE. Now that is the question. Am I? As you are here, officer, there is something I want to say to you. But I should dislike getting her into trouble.
POLICEMAN (stoutly). No man what is a man wants to get a woman into trouble unnecessary.
BODIE (much struck). That’s true! That’s absolutely true, officer.
POLICEMAN (badgered). It’s true, but there’s nothing remarkable about it.
BODIE. Excuse me.
POLICEMAN. See here, sir, I’m just an ordinary policeman.
BODIE. I can’t let that pass. If I may say so, you have impressed me most deeply. I wonder if I might ask a favour of you. Would you mind taking off your helmet? As it happens, I have never seen a policeman without his helmet.