"Pretty well. How goes it with you?"
"So! You 'ave socceed in your cowardly attemp'."
"My what?"
"I am lose my poseetion as Commandante of Police."
"You don't say so!" Kirk's face broke into a smile of real pleasure.
"Ha! Makes it you to laugh, then?" exclaimed the Panamanian, excitedly.
"Per'aps you shall answer to those detestable actions, senor."
"Perhaps! I see you blame me for the loss of your job. Well, maybe you won't beat up the next American you get your hands on."
"Bot—I 'ave another poseetion!" Ramen exulted.
"Indeed! Are you 'behind the ribbons' at the local Wanamaker's?"
"I 'ave been promote! I am appoint' yesterday by his Excellency the Presidente to be his secretary. So! Those dastardly attack of yours is transpire to my blessing. It will be always so."