* * * * *
I went back to the _Lucky Pierre_ and got Yurt. We could do without him,
even though he had been a big help. We'd taught him a lot--he'd been a
child at the blow-up, too--and he'd taught us a lot. But this was more
important, of course.
When I told him what had happened, he was very quiet; crying, perhaps,
just like a human being, with happiness.
Cap Feldman asked me what was up, and I told him, and he said, "Well,
I'll be blessed!"
I said, "Yurt, are you sure you want us to keep hands off ... just go
off and leave you?"
"Yes, please."