A burglar alarm sent out its piercing wail in the dark of a September night in London, and the police arrived just in time to collar the burglar, one William (a former gardener who had fallen on evil days and turned to crime as a last resort), as he was leaving the premises with a large bag of loot. Soon he was in court, facing a grim-looking judge.
"Did you have an accomplice?" asked the judge.
"What's an accomplice?" replied William.
"A partner. In other words, did you commit this crime by yourself?"
"What else?" demanded the culprit. "Who can get reliable help these days ..."
---------------A Final Thought ...
"A burglar who respects his art always takes his time before taking anything else."
- O. Henry (William Sydney Porter); 1862–1910), U.S. short-story writer. Sixes and Sevens,“Makes the Whole World Kin” (1911)