“Hallo! You again? What do you think of this theory—that the Egyptians derive from a Saharan civilisation?”
“I don’t think,” I said.
“It’s nonsense. This fellow——”
I interrupted him.
“Do you want that skit back, or can I keep it?”
“Skit? What skit?”
“The thing you gave me yesterday.”
“That! Light your fire with it. This fellow——”
“Yes,” I said; “I’ll light a fire with it. I see you’re busy.”