"It's all right. I was just baffled. I said, 'What?' and then wondered about it for the rest afternoon," Ossie said, massaging his forehead with his now-free hand.
"How do I put up with it? Well, you're looking at it," he said, and then decided that perhaps the room was stable enough now to try to get to his feet. He nearly collapsed, but righted himself just in time by grabbing hold of the bar.
Ossie apparently found this to be hilarious, and spent a few moments drunkenly laughing it off before finally replying.
"Mm? Oh. Yeah, yeah. Cab's good," he said. "I think I'm gonna be feeling this tomorrow... "