"i sImz t mI," bigAn H /skErkrO, wen Yl war agen asembald in H TrOn rMm, "Ht H garl /JinJar z kwFt rFt in klEmN t b /kwIn. n if SI z rFt, Hn F Am roN, n wI hAv nO biznis t b okjMpFiN har pAlis."
"bat jM war H /kiN antil SI kEm," sed H /wogal-/bag, scratN ap n dQn wiT hiz hAndz in hiz pokits; "sO i apIrz t mI Ht SI z intarlOpar insted v jM."
"espeSalI Az wI hAv Jast koNkard har n pUt har t flFt," Add H /pampkinhed, Az hI rEzd hiz hAndz t tarn hiz fEs tYrd H /skErkrO.
"hAv wI rIlI koNkard har?" Askd H /skErkrO, kwFitlI. "lUk Qt v H windO, n tel mI wat jM sI."
/tip rAn t H windO n lUkd Qt.
"H pAlis z sarQndd bF a dabal rO v garl sOlJarz," hI anQnsd.
"F TYt sO," ritarnd H /skErkrO. "wI r Az crMlI HEr prizanarz Az wI war bifYr H mFs frFtand Hem fram H pAlis."
"mF frend z rFt," sed /nik /copar, hM hAd bin poliSd hiz brest wiT a bit v SAmwo-leHar. "/JinJar z stil H /kwIn, n wI r har prizanarz."
"bat F hOp SI kn not get At as," eksklEmd H /pampkinhed, wiT a Sivar v fIr. "SI Tretand t mEk tyrts v mI, jM nO."
"dOn't warI," sed H /tin /wUdmAn. "i kn not mAtar grEtlI. if jM stE Sat ap hIr jM wil spql in tFm, enIwE. a gUd tyrt z fyr mYr AdmFrabl Hn a dikEd intelekt."
"vErI crM," agrId H /skErkrO.
"O, dIr!" mOnd /JAk; "wat an anhApI lot z mFn! wF, dIr fyHar, did jM not mEk mI Qt v tin -- Yr Ivan Qt v scrY -- sO Ht F wUd kIp indefinitlI."