guessnowwe’lltakealookatyourfacesothattherewon’tbeanyquestionaboutrecognitionthenexttimewemeet。“
TheAdventurerlaughedsoftly。
“Therewillbenoneonmypart，“hesaidcalmly。“It’sDanglar，isn’tit？Iamsurelynotmistaken。ParsonDanglar，alias-ah！
Pleasedon’tdothat！“
ItseemedtoRhodaGraythatithappenedinthespaceoftimeitmighttakeawatchtotick:Thenewcomerstoopingtothefloor，andliftingthecandlewiththeobviousintentionofthrustingitintotheAdventurer’sface-aglintofmetal，astheAdventurerwhippedarevolverfromthesidepocketofhiscoat-andthen，howtheygotthereshecouldnottell，itwasdonesoadroitlyandswiftly，thethumbandforefingeroftheAdventurer’slefthandhadclosedonthecandlewickandsnuffeditout，andthegarretwasindarkness。