“I”vehalfamindtogetahammer,andtry,astheysayinthecookerybooks,anotherway。”
UnfortunatelyIhadpromisedPughtoabstainfromusingforce。I
mighthaveshiveredtheboxopenwithmyhammer,andthenexplainedthatithadfallen,orgottrodupon,orsatupon,orsomething,andsogotshattered,onlyIwasafraidthatPughwouldnotbelieveme。Themanishimselfsuchanuntruthfulmanthatheisinachronicstateofsuspicionaboutthetruthfulnessofothers。
“Well,ifyou”renotgoingtoblowup,oropen,orsomething,I”llsaygoodnight。”
Igavetheboxafinalrapwithmyknucklesandafinalshake,replaceditonthetable,putoutthegas,andreturnedtobed。