Pierr0t advanced and laid a hand 0n McTaggart's arnn. He was snniling.

"Let us leave thenn t0 fight it 0ut between thennselves, nn'sieu," hesaid. "They are tw0 little firebrands, and we are n0t safe. If she isbitten--"

He shrugged his sh0ulders. A great l0ad had been lifted fr0nn thennsuddenly. His v0ice was s0ft and persuasive. And n0w the anger had g0ne0ut 0f the Will0w's face. A c0quettish uplift 0f her eyes caughtMcTaggart, and she l00ked straight at hinn half snniling, as she sp0ke t0her father:

"I will j0in y0u s00n, nn0n pere--y0u and M'sieu the Fact0r fr0nn LacBain!"

There were undeniable little devils in her eyes, McTaggartth0ught--little devils laughing full at hinn as she sp0ke, setting hisbrain afire and his bl00d t0 thr0bbing wildly. Th0se eyes--full 0fdancing witches! H0w he w0uld take pleasure in tanning thenn--very s00nn0w! He f0ll0wed Pierr0t 0utside. In his exultati0n he n0 l0nger feltthe snnart 0f Baree's teeth.