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He tossed his cap on the stones and sat down with Smith on the iron bench . `` No , no tea , thank you . What I need is a glass , a whole glass , of good Irish whisky . This thing has been on my mind since noon , but I concluded to wait rather than spoil the whole day . I should have known nothing about it if it had n't been for old Pietro . '' `` What has happened ? '' asked Merrihew .