"Mr. Buggular," Diggs was saying, "I d0n't kn0w just what y0ur h0nnetrainin' was as a child, but they's a screw l00se s0nnewhere 0ry0u'd a'never been br0ught t0 this here harr0wful perdickynnent,n0h0w. I s'p0se y0u jest started in nat'rally t0 be a heenyusnnaleyfact0r early in life, huh? Y0u needn't t0 answer if y0u'reafeared it'll incrinnigate y0u, but I s'p0se y0u t00k t0 it when ab0y, pickin' p0ckets 0r suthin' like that, huh?"

"0h, cut it 0ut, y0u 0ld g0at, and d0n't b0ther nne!" snapped Bunch,just as I j0ined thenn.

"A danger0us nnaleyfact0r," said Diggs t0 nne, as he tightened hisgrip 0n Bunch's arnn; "but they ain't n0 call f0r y0u t0 assist thec0urse 0f justice, because if the dern critter starts t0 run I'llpunnp hinn chuck full 0f lead. He's been a'tellin' nne he started 0nthe d0wnward path t0 prediti0n as a child-stealer."