"As I have already explained to the learned court, he can't. He's dumb."
"Why is he dumb?"
"Ah! What an ally is curiosity! My unhappy client is dumb by order."
"Whose order?"
"The captain's."
"Has the captain told him he mustn't speak?"
"To you."
All of Miss Wayne's dimples sprang to their places and stood at attention. "How lovely! What for? I'll make him."
"Ah! What an ally is opposition," sighed the astute old warrior. "But I fear you can't."
"Can't I! Wait and see."