“Do you know anything about the law?”
“Do I know anything about the law!” echoed Sam, amazed. “Do I know——! Why, I was reading my Widgery on Nisi Prius Evidence when you came in.”
“Oh, were you?” said Billie, interested. “Do you always read on the floor?”
“I told you I dropped my pen,” said Sam coldly.
“And of course you couldn’t read without that! Well, as a matter of fact, this has nothing to do with Nisi—what you said.”
“I have not specialised exclusively on Nisi Prius Evidence. I know the law in all its branches.”
“Then what would you do if a man insisted on playing the orchestrion when you wanted to get to sleep?”
“The orchestrion?”
“Yes.”
“The orchestrion, eh? Ah! H’m!” said Sam.