Itwasnogoodthesepeoplepretendingthattheydidnotunderstandtheirownlanguage，andputtingmeoffthatway。Theyhadgottounderstanditthistime。Thiswasnomerequestionofcoffeeandrolls;thiswasaseriousbusiness。IwouldmakethatwaiterunderstandmyScandinavian，ifIhadtohammeritintohisheadwithhisowncoffee-pot！
Iseizedhimbythearm，and，inScandinavianthatmusthavebeenquitepatheticinitstragicfervour，Iaskedhimifhehadseenmyfriend——myfriendB。
Themanonlystared。
Igrewdesperate。Ishookhim。Isaid：
\"Myfriend——big，great，tall，large——ishewhere？Haveyouhimtoseewhere？Here？\"