He pointed it at me and said, I've got pearls in this , six of them. you're not a dick. Now get out of here- and tell your week and twice on Sunday .
I didn't move . There was something crazy about the man's dead eyes.
Stop acting , i said. i can prove I'm a dick . You're an ex-con and you shouldn't have that gun. Put it down and talk sensibly to me. the car that i had heard was stopping outside the house. I heard feet on the steps, sudden voices. Sype went backwards across the room until he was between the table and a big tank. He grinned at me. So your friends have found you , he said . Take your gun out and drop it on the floor-while you've still got time . I didn't move. i looked into his eyes, and kept very still. He was ready to shoot me for moving a finger.
There were feet on the stairs. Some of them belonged to people who didn't want to come up the stairs. Three people came into the room.