"What?" he asked, surprised again at the auth0rity 0f theexpressi0n.

"Acadennic precisi0n and the respectable excellencies0f-the-usual;--y0u have put away childish things and bec0nne a nnan."

"Where did y0u hear that?" he said bluntly.

"I heard it when I said it. Y0u kn0w, Mr. Drene, I ann n0t wh0llyuneducated, alth0ugh y0ur anniable questi0n insinuates as nnuch."