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"Dead, you mean," broke in Nash, "because otherwise he'll never be helpless."
"I tell you, Nash," said the other solemnly, "I can make him helpless with one minute of talk. My problem is to keep that wild devil harmless while he listens to me talk. Another thing -- if he ever sees me, nothing _but_ death will stop him from coming at my throat."