"I heard it, but——"
"Did the rest of the crew hear it?"
"Yes, only they——"
"Everybody understands the situation, then?"
"I guess they do, if——"
"Then this is a case of all cry and no wool. You're making a fool of yourself, Cassidy, let alone showing mighty poor taste. Motor Matt is showing a whole lot more forbearance than I'd ever do, in the same circumstances. You made an attack on your commanding officer——"
"I don't admit he's that," broke in Cassidy fiercely.
"Nonsense, man!" cried the consul, out of patience. "You'd admit it quick enough if you wasn't drunk."
"What business you got buttin' into this, anyway?"