‘I was following the one who was lying in wait for you. The one who shot me.’ Berger jumped on this. ‘Who was he? The man who shot us?’ ‘We prefer to use “one”. It’s more accurate. Also, it annoys them, because it’s the singular, and they are legion.’ ‘Who is “we”?’ Berger was in full, nervy interrogatory mode. ‘It’s not really “we” when I say it.’ ‘You’re being rather obstructive in your answers.’ The injured man laughed.
