Young man.

( And this, spoken with every ounce of authority and indignation one might habitually expect of a legion of gossiping, infuriated matrons at the market. Perhaps Mr. Briggs himself is shamed by the ease with which impunity outrages him, but this hooligan is nothing if not prodigious in stoking resent. )

I can only assume you number a great deal of personal interests in your life, and that you go to lengths to cultivate even more. Such as, right now, a visit to the brig.