"Then you couldn't swear to the place?"
"I couldn't swear to the place; but I could to you. I never forget a
face if I give it the twice-over. The once-over--well, then I may. But
if I've studied a man--the least little bit--I've got him for the rest
of my life."
"But why should you have studied me--assuming that it was me?"
"Assuming that that water's the ocean, I study it because there's
nothing else to look at. We were opposite each other at two tables in a
restaurant."
"Was there nobody there but just you and me?"
"Yes, there was a lady."