"Dam'n! What's the point of making me wait so long?"
"I made the humble attempt to take a bath," I said.
"Your humor can only be gallows humor," he said.
"Where's the rope," I said, "is it already dangling?"
"Let's leave the symbolism behind," he said, "let's get down to business."
"I didn't start with the Keys & Mallets," I said.
"No matter who started it, you're determined to finish it?!"
"Would you mind moving the bagpipes away from the receiver a little. It's a little tweaking in my ears."
He cursed to himself in Rotwelsch: "Knordensoup, Faikenegon", then laughs: "Your impertinence seems unbroken. What else were we talking about?”
"About art," I said, "but if you don't mind, let's talk about business."