“Aw,writederestofitdowninyermemoirs!“interposedthePugimpatiently-andmovedtowardthedoor。“It’sallright,Shluker-alldeway。Now,everybodybeatit,an’getondejob。Nan,yousestickswidPinkiean’me。“
RhodaGray,hermindinconfusion,foundherselfbeingcrowdedhurriedlythroughthedoorwaybythethreemen。Stillinamentallyconfusedcondition,shefoundherself,afewminuteslater-Shlukerhavingpartedcompanywiththem-walkingalongthestreetbetweenPinkieBonnandthePug。Shewasfightingdesperatelytoobtainaripuponherself。Theinformationshehadvolunteeredhadhadaneffectdiametricallyoppositetothatwhichshehadintended。Sheseemedterriblyimpotent;asthoughshewerebeingsweptfromherfeetandborneonwardbysomeswiftandremorselesscurrent,whethershewouldorno。
ThePug,inhiscuriouswhisper,wastalkingtoher:“Pinkieknowsdewayin。Wedon’twantanyrowindere,onaccountofCharlie。
Weain’tferputtin’hisplaceonderough,an’gettin’himraidedbydebulls。Charlie’salltodegood。See?Well,dat’swot’dlikelyhappenifmean’PinkiebustsinonPetean’Marnywidoutsendin’inourvisitin’-cardsfirst,polite-like。Deywouldpulldeirguns,an’thoughwe’dgetdecoinjustdesame,dere’dbehelltopayferCharlie,an’dewholeplace’dgoupinfireworksrightoffdebat。Well,disiswhereyousecomein。Yousearedevisitin’-card。Yousegetsintodeirbunkroom,pretendin’yousehavemadeamistake,an’youseleavesdedooropenbehindyouse。
Deydon’tknowyouse,an’,bein’awoman,deywon’tpullnogunonyouse。An’denyousebreaksitgentlytodemdatdere’sacouplagentsoutside,an’justaboutdendeylooksupan’seesmean’