At daybreak of the fifteenth day of my search
When the amphitheater had cleared I crept stealthily to the top and as the great excavation lay far from the plaza.
I realized that the crest must be within the range of…
At that I gripped my wife’s arm, and without ceremony ran her out into the road.
How surprised he’ll be when he finds out
It did so indeed, and much sooner than she had expected
What art thrusting that thief-catcher into my face?
I believe I have broken a finger here against his cursed jaw ain’t those mincing knives down in the forecastle there, men