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第39章掘墓盗尸人（7）
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"Andproofanother.Yes，Iknow;andI'massorryasyouarethisshouldhaveehere，"tappihhise."Thehi;andheaddedcoolly，"Idon't.Youmay，ifyouplease.Idon'tdictate，butIthinkamanoftheworldwoulddoasIdo;andImayadd，IfancythatiswhatKwouldlookforatourhaionis，whyhechoseustwoforhisassistants.AndIanswer，becausehedidn'twantoldwives."
ThiswasthetoneofallotherstoaffedofaladlikeFettes.HeagreedtoimitateMae.Thebodyoftheunfirlwasdulydissednooneremarkedorappearedtniseher.
&ernoon，whenhisday'sworkwasover，FettesdroppedintoapopulartavernandfoundMaesittingwithastrahiswasasmallman，verypaleanddark，withcoal-blackeyes.Thecutofhisfeaturesgaveapromiseofiawhichwasbutfeeblyrealisedinhismanners，forheproved，uponanearerace，car，andstupid.Heexercised，however，averyremarkableae;issuedordersliketheGreatBashaw;beflamedattheleastdisordelay，aedrudelyoyasobeyed.Thismostoffeookafahespot，pliedhimwithdrinks，ahunusualhispastcareer.Ifatenthpartofwhathefessedweretrue，hewasaverylue;andthelad'svanitywastickledbytheattentionofsoexperien.
"I'maprettybadfellowmyself，"thestrangerremarked，"butMaeistheboy—ToddyMaeIcallhiToddy，orderyourfriendanlass.&quhtbe，"Toddy，youjumpupandshutthedoor."
"Toddyhatesme，"hesaidagain."Ohyes，Toddy，youdo!"
"Don'tyoucallmethate，"gro>
"Hearhim!Didyoueverseetheladsplayknife?Hewouldliketodothatallovermybody，"remarkedthestranger.
"Wemedicalshaveabetterwaythanthat，"saidFettes."Whenwedislikeadeadfriendofours，wedissecthi"
Maelookedupsharply，asthoughthisjestweresind.
&ernoonpassed.Gray，forthatwasthestranger'sedFettestojoidinner，orderedafeastsosumptuousthatthetavernwasthrownintootion，andwhenallwasdoneaetosettlethebill.Itwaslatebeforetheyseparated;themanGrayablydrunk.Mae，soberedbyhisfury，chewedtheoneyhehadbeeosquaheslightshehadbeeoswallow.Fettes，withvariiurhdeviousfootstepsandamiirelyidayMaewasabsentfromthedFettessmiledtohimselfasheimagiillsquirirayfromtaverntotavern.Assoonasthehouroflibertyhadstruplacetoplaquestofhislastnight'spanions.Hedthem，however，urohisrooms，weobed，ahesleepofthejust.
Atfourinthemhewasawakehewell-knownsigothedoor，hewasfilledwithastoofindMaewithhisgig，andinthegigohoselongandghastlypackagesasso>
"What?"hecried."Haveyoubeenoutalone?Howdidyouma;
ButMaesilencedhimroughly，biddinghimturntobusiheyhadgotthebodyupstairsandlaiditoable，Maemadeatfirstasifheweregoingaway.Thenhepausedaohesitate;a;Youhadbetterlookattheface，"saidhe，intonesofsomet."Youhadbetter，"herepeated，asFettesohiminwonder.
"Butwhere，andhow，andwhendidyouebyit?"criedtheother.
"Lookattheface，"wastheonlyanswer.
&aggered;strasassailedhiHelookedfromtheyoungdoctortothebody，andthenba.Atlast，withastart，hedidashewasbidden.Hehadalmostexpectedthesightthatmethiseyes，aheshockwascruel.Tosee，fixediyofdeathacoarselayerofsaawelldfullofmeatandsihresholdofatavern，awoke，evelessFettes，someoftheterrorsofthece.ItwasaCRASTIBIwhichre-ehissoul，thattwowhomhehadknownshouldhaveetolieupoables.Yetthesewereohoughts.HisfirstregardedWolfe.Unpreparedforagesomomehowtolookhisradeihiseye，aherwordshisand.
ItwasMaehimselfwhomadethefirstadvance.Hecameupquietlybehindandlaidhishafirmlyoher'sshoulder.
"Ri，"saidhe，"mayhavethehead."
NowRiwasastudentwhohadlongbeenanxiousforthatportionofthehumaodissect.Therewashemurdererresumed:"Talkingofbusiness，youmustpayme;yourats，yousee，musttally."
&esfouheghostofhisown:"Payyou!"hecried."Payyouforthat?"
"Why，yes，ofust.Byallmeansandoneverypossibleaust，"returher.&quiveitf，youdaref;itwouldiseusboth.ThisisanothercaselikeJah's.Themsarewrongthemorewemustactasifallwereright.WheredoesoldKkeephismo;
"There，"aeshoarsely，pointingtoacupboardintheer.
"Givemethekey，then，"saidtheother，calmly，holdingouthishand.
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