rbutyes,indeed,thisdesirablelittlepieceiscertainlyupforgrabs”sheunfoldedtheheranonehandthroughhisgreasyhairthen,”nayourpriarquislethielfbreatheadeep,relieved,andalstaudiblesighithatheobeabletopullthiserall”first,threeansothreequestions,”hesaidcroupnodded”eachthreeansoo”
”fairenough,”saidtherquis”sendly,igetsafendueatleastanhoursheadstart”croupnoddedviolently”agreedaskyourfirstquestion”hisgazehestatue”firstquestionwhoareyouworkingfor”
”oh,thatsaneasyone,”saidpleansployer,ainnaless””hhily”
”ordersfroureloyer,”saidilebeingrefoxybythent”youkilldoor,hance”
beforecroupuldansarsaid,”gottokeepheraliveshestheonlyohatcanopenthedoor”everything,you”
”iutteredvander
”right,”saidcroup”soyouvegotthreeansyfirstquestion:ectingher””herfathersavedlife,”saidtherquis,honestly”ineverpaidoffdebttohiipreferdebtstobeinfavor””ivegotaquestion,”saidvander
”ashavei,vandertheupitit”
”sentintalityonherpart,”saidtherquisdecarabasheight,perhaps,beretotheupettheeye”noe,”saidvander”berathinkingof”
”ibegyourpardon”
”berathinkingof”repeatedvander”itsbet,”headded,helpfully”seven,”saidtherquisvandeodded,iressedcroupbegan,”arquisshookhishead”uhuh,”hesaid”notinggreedy”thereontofuttersilenoreaggotsrustled;andtherquissaid,”anhoursheadstart,reer””ofurse,”saidarquisdercroup,arquisleftthecellarinedthefigurinenutely,tuingitoverandoverinhishands,adiuseufthedaedntelatingaprizeexhibithistongueflititoti,likeasnakesaperrcroupsface”itaddsalittleytotheworld”andthenhegrinned,toopingandchepshisteethgroundthechinatoafinepoedtheloofhisfacehegloriedinitsdestruedstrangelylloostlanguid”ho””anhour”
”andhobeen”
”sixnutes”
istervander,”saidoretiinosavortheoccasion”hunteruldhearthefolded,inthesapositionshehadbeeninngloudlydoorentoffact,houtreproachorcuriositydoorblinkedather”itdidntseehatlong”huntersaidnothingriistervanderunfortunatelyagoodrunfortheiey”hunterraisedaperfecteyebroinaictalents,”shesaidollydoorgiggled”heskiddingactuallytheykilledus””asanexpertintheteationofbodilyfunustbegtodifferyouareneitherofyoudeadataguess,youarebothverydrunk”doorstuuuch”was
”justebackhere”
”justalittledrink,”ntinueddoor,intently”old,olddrinktiiiinylittledrinkverysllalstnotthere”shebegantohiaybeashed,”shesaid,soberlythenshenly,tosnoretherquisdeinutes
thirtyfeetbeloarquisdecarabasrandohelefthandbranchseveralnuteslater,vanderonts,sniffingtheairandthenhe,too,helefthandbranchhunterdroppedrichardyheoapileofstrahagrunt



