"I take it as a good sign that I have taken your words away. If you are asking how I do it, then the answer is practice. I am certain I could show you, if you had a hat and some time."

And maybe a bit more flexibility, but that could be a lot to ask of R. Still, Bert was willing to try. Especially when this was feeding his ego like no other.

"Tell you what... why not take my hat and I will convince the woman who gave it to me to get me another. That way you can practice now."