“Don’tknowanddon’tcare，“saidJeekie；“nomoregoodtous。CangoandseehowBigBonsafeel，ifhelike，“andstretchingouthisbighandasthoughinamomentofabstraction，heremovedthecostlynecklacesfromtheirguide’sneckandthrustthemintothepouchhewore。AlsohepickedupthegildedlinenmaskwhichAlanhadremovedfromhisheadandplaceditinthesamereceptacle，remarking，thathe“alwaystaughtthatitwickedtowasteanythingwhensomanypoorintheworld。“
Thentheystarted，theMunganafollowingthem。Jeekiepausedandwavedhimoff，butthepoorwretchstillcameon，whereonJeekieproducedthebig，crookedknife，Mungana’sownknife。
“Whatareyougoingtodo，“saidAlan，awakingtothesituation。
“Cutoffheadofthatcocktailman，Major，andsosavehimlotoftrouble。Alsowegotnogrub，andifwefindanyhewanteatalot。
Chopwhatdofortwop’raps，makeveryshortcommonsforthree。Alsohemightplaydirtytrick，somuchbestdead。“