"You're no diplomat." I knew that.

I have never wished to be one, never having met a professional one who did not, so to speak, play poker with a cold deck and at least five aces.

The more frankly they seem to be telling the truth, the more sure you may be they are lying.
"Neither are you," I answered.

"You're a sportsman.

Are you allowing Scharnhoff weight for age, and a fair start--or what ?" He chuckled.