ўREMUS
"WHAT'S that?" Guido demanded, taking advantage of
our stunned silence.
"It's a door," I said.
"An open door, to be specific," Aahz supplied.
"I can see that for myself!" the bodyguard roared. "I
meant what is it doing here?"
"It would look pretty silly standing alone in the mid-
dle of the street now, wouldn't it?" Aahz shot back.
Guido purpled. As I've said, these two have a positive
talent for getting under each other's skins.
"Now look, all I'm askin'...."
"Guido, could you just hang on for a few minutes
until we decide what to do next? Then we'll explain, I
promise."
My mind was racing over the problem, and having
Aahz and Guido going at each other did nothing for my
concentration.
"I think the first thing we should do, partner," Aahz
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said thoughtfully, "is to get the door closed so that we
won't be... interrupted while we work this out."
Rather than answer, I reached out a cautious toe and
pushed the door shut. Aahz quickly slipped two of the
bolts in place to secure it.
That done, we leaned against the door and looked at
each other in silence.
"Well? What do you think?" I asked at last.
