HAUTEVILLE. Yes, somebody did escape into that wardrobe.
STROEBEL [eagerly]. Who? [Short pause.]
HAUTEVILLE. [laughs curtly]. Who?
STROEBEL [more sharply]. Who on Saturday night at 10 o'clock escaped the search of the police by hiding in the wardrobe?
HAUTEVILLE. [laughs curtly]. It is quite unnecessary for me to tell you that.
STROEBEL [sharply]. Why?
HAUTEVILLE. You are certain to find it out ultimately.
STROEBEL. Ultimately?
HAUTEVILLE. Even if I wanted to I could not tell! Lord, when a person gets strictly accustomed to never mentioning any name, it is almost impossible to do it. I, believe that I would have to learn how first.
STROEBEL [shouting]. And you will learn it; I promise you that. You ...