Lutkins act of taking the lawyer for a ride clearly indicates that he is a very cunning person.The way he tried to deal with the lawyer shows how quick he is in making plans to fool people.His idea to not to disclose his true identity to unknown persons shows how clever he is and it seems to be his regular practice to dupe people ,especially the newcomers.As soon as the lawyer told Bill his purpose of visit to that place, Bill instantly knew how he would be fool the lawyer.