"Gee, Mr. Cripps, we'd really like to give you that loan," chirped the bank officer to the rather seedy character, "but your credit rating isn't exactly...uh...superlative. What assurance can you offer that it'll be paid back on schedule?"

"Won't a gentleman's word of honor be sufficient?" he asked, in an injured tone.

"Certainly," she said brightly. "When will you be bringing him in?"

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