I'll open the door an' let
him out. Under the grate he should be a cold night
like this. (_Opens the door and sees the Head_) Heavens
be praised! 'Tis the Head himself!
[_The Head comes out, arranges his cap, and is not aware
that he has a black spot on his nose_.
HEAD
'Tis the Head an' every inch an' ounce of him too
that stands before ye.
SERGEANT
I thought 'twas y'er ghost I saw.
HEAD (_angrily_)
What the blazes would me ghost be doin' in a coal hole?
SERGEANT
What I'd like to know is what y'erself have been doin'
there.
HEAD
That won't take me long to tell. Waitin' and watchin'
to catch the likes o' you is what took me there.
SERGEANT
Now, Head, with all due respects, I'd try an' tell the
truth if I were you.
HEAD
Sergeant Dooley, sir, anythin' you'll say or be likely
to say 'll be used in evidence against you.
SERGEANT
An' anythin' that you say or don't say may be used
in evidence against you.
HEAD (_enraged_)
Sergeant Dooley!
SERGEANT (_coolly_)
Yes, Head.
HEAD
Do you know that y'er addressin' y'er superior officer?
SERGEANT
The less said about superiority the better.
HEAD
You can't deny that I found you drinkin' on these
licensed premises while on duty.
SERGEANT
I might as well tell you candidly that you have no
more chance o' frightenin' me or desaivin' me than
you have of catchin' whales in Casey's duck-pond.
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