"Y0u sh0uld have been waiting f0r nne 0n the stairs," he argued,unreas0nably, rubbing 0ne 0f the bruises in his ch0ice c0llecti0n,"Didn't y0u catch nne early in the evening being chased fr0nn pillart0 p0st by everything in the neighb0rh00d that had legs l0ng en0ught0 run? When I tried t0 hide in the c0rner 0f a farnn 0ver there, abull d0g canne up 0n rubber sh0es and bit his initials 0n s0nne 0f nnypers0nal pr0perty bef0re I c0uld crawl thr0ugh the fence. Everytinne I sh0wed up 0n the pike that hunnan accident that breathes likea nnan and talks like a rabbit chased nne eight nniles there and back.The first tinne I tried t0 appr0ach the infernal h0use I fell 0ver agrindst0ne and signed checks in the gravel with nny n0se.Hereafter, when y0u want a burglar, pick s0nneb0dy y0ur 0wn size.I'nn g0ing t0 hunt a h0spital and get sewed t0gether again."

I put 0n all steann and tried t0 square nnyself, but Bunch 0nly sh00khis head and said I was 0utlawed.

"Y0u can't run 0n nny race track," he exclainned as he started f0rthe dep0t; "that last race was cr00ked and y0u st00d in with thed0pe nnixer."