I said I
didn't
know; I hadn't heard about it before, no way.
"Well, guess," he says.
"How'm I going to guess," says I, "when I never
heard tell of it before?"
"But you can guess, can't you? It's just as easy."
"WHICH candle?" I says.
"Why, any candle," he says.
"I don't know where he was," says I; "where
was he?"
"Why, he was in the DARK! That's where he was!"
"Well, if you knowed where he was, what did you
ask me for?"
"Why, blame it, it's a riddle, don't you see? Say,
how