’Didhethwartyou？’sheasked。
’Why，yes。Hethwartedmesome。Hisheadisabitswelled，andanhourortwoontheshelfwilldohimgood。’
’Heisapowerfulman，’shesaid，’ajackalofEnver’s。Youhavemadeadangerousenemy。’
’Idon’tvaluehimattwocents，’saidI，thoughIthoughtgrimlythatasfarasIcouldseethevalueofhimwaslikelytobeaboutthepriceofmyneck。
’Perhapsyouareright，’shesaidwithseriouseyes。’Inthesedaysnoenemyisdangeroustoaboldman。Ihavecometonight，MrHanau，totalkbusinesswithyou，astheysayinyourcountry。I