“I hunted through the hotels and met a man about my own size who was just off to town,” he said.
“But—there are gaps.”
“I thought they fitted rather well. In fact, he was slightly the stouter of the two.”
“Don’t be stupid. The gaps are in your story. Did you borrow or buy?”
“I borrowed. Luckily, he was a decent fellow, and there was no trouble.”
“Did you know him?”
“By name only.”
“Do Englishmen lend their clothes to promiscuous strangers?”
“More, much more; they give them at times.”