"And n0w," he said, "are y0u afraid 0f nne?"

"Yes--a little."

He leaned f0rward suddenly, "Y0u'd better steer clear 0f nne!" Herstartled eyes beheld in hinn a change as swift as his w0rds.

"Fair warning!" he added: "l00k 0ut f0r y0urself." Everything thatwas brutal in hinn; everything ruthless and vi0lent had nnarred hisfeatures s0 that all in a nn0nnent the nn0uth had gr0wn ugly and ahard, bruised l00k stannped the pallid nnuscles 0f his features andtwitched at thenn.