Tomysurprise——yes，tomyelationbeitsaid——bothmyfellow-
prisonersknewmethroughmyrecordasanincorrigible。EvenintothelivinggraveOppenheimerhadoccupiedfortenyearshadmyfame，ornotoriety，rather，penetrated。
Ihadmuchtotellthemofprisonhappeningsandoftheoutsideworld。Theconspiracytoescapeofthefortylifers，thesearchfortheallegeddynamite，andallthetreacherousframe-upofCecilWinwoodwasnewstothem。Astheytoldme，newsdidoccasionallydribbleintosolitarybywayoftheguards，buttheyhadhadnothingforacoupleofmonths。Thepresentguardsondutyinsolitarywereaparticularlybadandvindictiveset。
Againandagainthatdaywewerecursedforourknuckletalkingbywhateverguardwason。Butwecouldnotrefrain。Thetwoofthelivingdeadhadbecomethree，andwehadsomuchtosay，whilethemannerofsayingitwasexasperatinglyslowandIwasnotsoproficientastheyattheknucklegame。
\"WaittillPie-Facecomesonto-night，\"Morrellrappedtome。\"Hesleepsmostofhiswatch，andwecantalkastreak。\"