“He’s a pal of yours?”

“Yes, your Honor.”

“You drink with him sometimes?”

“Yes, your Honor.”

“You took a little drink yesterday?”

“Yes, your Honor.”

“And last night?”

“And last night. Yes, your Honor.”

“How does it come you were not arrested with this pal of yours?”

“Your Honor,” again the stranger tilted backward and forward from heel to toe, “Your Honor, I try at all times to be a gentleman.