"All right, suppose I admit it," said I, "what of it?"
"Well, did you do it? Did you sell that stock after we delivered it to you?"
"Not a share," said I.
"Do you give me your word for it?"
"I give you my word, we didn't sell a share of that stock after you delivered it to us."
"When did you sell it?" said he.
"Every share before we secured it of you."
At this the distinguished impassivity faded finally away and Samuel Untermyer was actually and absolutely flabbergasted. The sight of him dumfounded, confused, was too much for me. I laughed. It is seldom one gets the laugh on Mr. Untermyer.
"Do you mean to tell me you were short the whole bunch?"
"Short every share of it, and 10,000 besides," said I.