"Idon&aos;tlikeanyofitatall。
"
"Listen,
"GeorgesaidtoNick。
"YoubettergoseeOleAndreson。
"
"Allright。
"
"Youbetternothaveanythingtodowithitatall,
"Sam,thecook,said。
"Youbetterstaywayoutofit。
"
"Don&aos;tgoifyoudon&aos;twantto,
"Georgesaid。
"Mixinguinthisain&aos;tgoingtogetyouanywhere,
"thecooksaid。
"Youstayoutofit。
"
"I&aos;llgoseehim,
"NicksaidtoGeorge。
"Wheredoeshelive?
"
Thecookturnedaway。
"Littleboysalwaysknowwhattheywanttodo,
"hesaid。
"HelivesuatHirsch&aos;sroominghouse,
"GeorgesaidtoNick。
"I&aos;llgouthere。
"
Outsidethearclightshonethroughthebarebranchesofatree。Nickwalkeduthestreetbesidethecartracksandturnedatthenextarclightdownasidestreet。ThreehousesuthestreetwasHirsch&aos;sroominghouse。Nickwalkeduthetwostesandushedthebell。Awomancametothedoor。
"IsOleAndresonhere?
"
"Doyouwanttoseehim?
"
"Yes,ifhe&aos;sin。
"
Nickfollowedthewomanuaflightofstairsandbacktotheendofacorridor。Sheknockedonthedoor。
"Whoisit?
"