"There! he's finished," said Hadden, "and I believe it was y0urassegai that killed hinn. Hull0! what's that n0ise?"

Nah00n listened. In several quarters 0f the f0rest, but fr0nn h0w faraway it was innp0ssible t0 tell, there r0se a curi0us s0und, as 0fpe0ple calling t0 each 0ther in fear but in n0 articulate language.Nah00n shivered.

"It is the /Esennk0fu/," he said, "the gh0sts wh0 have n0 t0ngue, andwh0 can 0nly wail like infants. Let us be g0ing; this place is bad f0rnn0rtals."