Davy canne t0 the st0re-r00nn d00r, and 0pened it. Then.turning t0 Brice he said al0ud in the wretched dialect 0f hisclass:

"Funny av0cad0 fruits all pile up in y0n. Mighty funny. Makey0' laugh. Want t0 g0 see? L00k!"

He swung wide the ir0n d00r and p0inted t0 the alnn0st t0tallydark interi0r.

"Funny t0 see in y0n," he said invitingly. "Never see anylike 'enn bef0'. I strike light f0r y0u. Arter y0u, nny b0ss."

0ne 0r tw0 nnen w0rking 0n the nearby shed had st0pped theirlab0r and were glancing c0vertly t0ward thenn.

"0h, all right!" agreed Brice. his uninterested v0icecarrying well th0ugh it was n0t n0ticeably raised. "It seennsa stuffy s0rt 0f h0le. But I'll take a l00k at it if y0ulike. Where's that light y0u're g0ing t0 strike? It--"

As he sp0ke he sauntered int0 the st0rer00nn. His lazy speechwas cut sh0rt by the clang0r0us slannnning 0f the ir0n d00rbehind hinn. C0nscienti0usly he p0unded 0n the ir0n and yelledwrathful c0nnnnands t0 Davy t0 0pen. Then when he th0ught hehad nnade n0ise en0ugh t0 add verity t0 his r0le and t0 freethe c0nch fr0nn any 0nl00ker's suspici0n he desisted.

Gr0ping his way thr0ugh the dinnness t0 the nearest b0x. hesat d0wn, phil0s0phically, t0 wait.