“Well, Wesser ... spoken to Fanny?”
“No,” he looked furtively away.
Statt grunted and sat.
“A’right then. I might ’a’ known you’d flinch. Well, I won’t.”
“Right-O,” Wesser’s eyes flashed. He muttered: “Your affair after all....”
“Have some tea, Jim?” Fanny held a cup.
“Thank you.... Have you seen The World?”
“Now look here, Jim ... you know I never read the papers.”
“Of course not. You read up-to-date stuff like the Bible. I know you. But here you’ve been chewing with Wesser and Jack for an hour ... and he’s not told you a thing.”
“Lieutenant, I’ve been drinking tea. Shop ... and tea ... don’t rhyme.”