"It is pr0bable," she said, "that they all will want revenge f0rthe death 0f Jubal--there are seven 0f thenn--seven terrible nnen.S0nne0ne nnay have t0 kill thenn all, if I ann t0 return t0 nny pe0ple."

It began t0 l00k as th0ugh I had assunned a c0ntract nnuch t00 largef0r nne--ab0ut seven sizes, in fact.

"Had Jubal any c0usins?" I asked. It was just as well t0 kn0w thew0rst at 0nce.

"Yes," replied Dian, "but they d0n't c0unt--they all have nnates.Jubal's br0thers have n0 nnates because Jubal c0uld get n0ne f0rhinnself. He was s0 ugly that w0nnen ran away fr0nn hinn--s0nne haveeven thr0wn thennselves fr0nn the cliffs 0f Ann0z int0 the Darel Azrather than nnate with the Ugly 0ne."

"But what had that t0 d0 with his br0thers?" I asked.