Thornton Wilder. Teofil Nort (№ 145289)

In his youth and in the army I learned that when you starts to push you around pressurized power, the tactics should be as follows:
smile kindly, even respectfully, and in a lower voice, draw partial deafness and tirelessly to bring all nonsense. In the result, Mr. Bourbon, raises his voice, loses his mind and (most importantly) attracting to the scene a third party.