Mr. Y. Yes.
Mr. X. I’ve not committed any crime.
Mr. Y. Really, haven’t you?
Mr. X. No; an accident isn’t a crime.
Mr. Y. I see: it’s an accident if you commit murder.
Mr. X. I haven’t committed murder.
Mr. Y. Really—really! It’s not murder, then, to strike another man dead?
Mr. X. No—not always. There’s manslaughter—there’s chance-medley—there’s accidental homicide—and there’s the distinction between malice aforethought or not. At all events, I’m quite afraid of you now—since you belong to the most dangerous category of humanity—the fools.
Mr. Y. Indeed! You imagine that I am a fool? Just listen. Would.you like a proof that I’m very smart?
Mr. X. Let’s hear it.