"Where was this?"
"Down on the square, sah—Salem street."
"And when?"
"When?"
"Yes, when did you introduce Mr. Aronson and Miss Lamb?"
The negro scratched his woolly poll.
"Clean forgot de time, sah."
"Was it a year ago?"
"'Bout a year, sah."
"Couldn't you fix the time exactly? It is important."