This gentleman was in far more presentable repair and a more equable frame
of mind. There was even a glint of amusement in his hard blue eyes. His
countenance had an Irish cast.
"Hush?" the other iterated with contempt. "What for? The hound's not here."
"No, Karl," Ed admitted; "but there are others in the house. If it's known
to them that Lanyard's out, they may turn in a police alarm; and I for one
have had enough of bulls for one night."