The old man looked embarrassed and said, “I know I was wrong to do it. But I couldn’t refuse the cigarette when monsieur offered it to me.” Lastly, I was asked if I had anything to add. “Nothing,” I said, “except that the witness is right. It’s true, I did offer him a cigarette.”
Described as if smoking is the real crime at hand--seems to be a big enough deal that it imposes on the legitimacy of the caretakers testimony
