“About putting something in a trunk.”
Nick saw that the country merchant did not know how to relate what had taken place with reference to the leading points, so he was obliged to humor him and ask many questions.
“So they had a trunk?” he asked.
“Didn’t I say they had a trunk?”
“You did not. Was the trunk delivered there in a wagon?”
“No. A man, the third man, brought it on his shoulder.”
“Did they open it?”
“Of course. Didn’t I say they quarreled about putting something in it?”
“Did they put something in it?”
“Yes, after a lot of talking.”