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There was a rush of footsteps behind and around him, a jangle of voices, and there were the four huddled over Hal Dozier. Andrew had risen and stepped back, silently thanking God that it was not a death. He heard the voices of the four like voices in a dream.
"A clean one. " "A nice bit of work. " "Dozier, are you thinkin' of Allister, curse you? " "D'you remember Hugh Wiley now? " "D'you maybe recollect my pal, Bud Swain? Think about 'em, Dozier, while you're dyin'! " The calm eyes traveled without hurry from face to face. And curiosity came to Andrew, a cool, deadly curiosity. He stepped among the gang.