Horner said, "Say, what happened to George, anyway." George was Horner's usual attendant at the Gotham Baths.
"George wised up. He's out getting a body job."
"Oh, something happen to George's car?"
"Not his car."
"I'm afraid I don't understand."
"He's getting a body job," said the attendant. "He's getting a new body."
The hands went slap-slap against Horner's abdomen. He could hear the attendant's heavy, regular breathing. "Ha-ha," he said. "You're pulling my leg."
"I just now explained—"
"You said George was out getting a new body. That's a joke, isn't it?"
"It's no joke to George. It's costing him four thousand dollars, all the money he has. But he thinks it's worth it. Wouldn't you?"