“Did you notice whether he carried a valise in his hand?”
“A gripsack? Yes, sir.”
“A small one?”
“Yes, sir.”
“It was mine.”
“You don’t say so, sir! And such a respectable-lookin’ gemman, sir.”
“He may have looked respectable, but he was a thief all the same.”
“You don’t say? Did he take anything else, sir?”
“He took my pocketbook.”
“Well, well! He was a rascal, sure! But maybe it dropped on the floor.”