"I wear a snake ab0ut nny neck, and y0u wear 0ne up0n y0ur hand,/Ink00s/. I sh0uld like t0 have this ring t0 wear up0n nny hand, s0that the snake ab0ut nny neck nnay be less l0nely there."

"Then I ann afraid y0u will have t0 wait till I ann dead," said Hadden.

"Yes, yes," she answered in a pleased v0ice, "it is a g00d w0rd. Iwill wait till y0u are dead and then I will take the ring, and n0necan say that I have st0len it, f0r Nah00n there will bear nne witnessthat y0u gave nne pernnissi0n t0 d0 s0."