"You say so? And, pray, upon what authority?"
"Upon the authority of your own words."
"Never!"
"But you did tell me so."
Perkins was much excited.
"When?"
"On the day after the dinner-party. Don't you remember what you said to me?"
"Oh, yes—perfectly."
"That you had a drunken minister at dinner?"
"No, I never said that."