He turned again to me and said, in a dicta torial manner: " Who was it that run your engine through ? "
274 came my chance for revenge.  He turned again to me and said, in a dicta torial manner: " Who was it that run your engine through ? "  I bowed and returned in the blandest manner, but loud enough to be heard by all in the room: " That is not known to you at any rate, sir."