\"Everyoneknowsthat，Ishouldthink，\"saidtheoldman。\"Except——justfools。Hemeanttobemastersomehow。IntheCouncilornot。Everyonewhoknowsanythingknowsthat。AndherewearewithdeadbodiesIyinginthedark！Why，wherehaveyoubeenifyouhaven’theardallaboutthetroublebetweenOstrogandtheVerneys？Andwhatdoyouthinkthetroublesareabout？TheSleeper？Eh？
YouthinktheSleeper’srealandwokeofhisownaccord——eh？\"
\"I’madullman，olderthanIlook，andforgetful，\"
saidGraham。\"Lotsofthingsthathavehappened——
especiallyoflateyears——。IfIwastheSleeper，totellyouthetruth，Icouldn’tknowlessaboutthem。\"