Стража! Стража!

           "Sir?’’Thefourofthembouncedgentlyoffanotherwallandbegananotherslowcrabwisewaltzacrossthealley.

           "Thiscity.Thiscity.Thiscity,Sar’nt.Thiscityisa,isa,isaWoman,Sarn’t.Sot’is.AWoman,Sarn’t.Ancientraddledoldbeauty,Sarn’t.Butifyoufallinlove-withher,then,then,thenshekicksyouinnateeth-"

           "’swoman?"saidColon.

           Hescreweduphissweatingfacewiththeeffortofthought.

           "’seightmileswide,sir.’’sgottariverinit.Lotsof,ofhousesandstuff,sir,"hereasoned.

           "Ah.Ah.Ah."Vimeswaggledanunsteadyfingerathim."Never,never,neversaiditwasasmallwoman,didI.Befair."Hewavedthebottle.Anotherrandomthoughtexplodedinthefrothofhismind.

           "Weshowed’em,anyway,"hesaidexcitedly,asthefourofthembegananobliqueshufflebacktotheoppositewall."Showedthem,dintwe?Taughtthemaforgettheywon’tlessoninnahurry,eh?"

           "S’right,"saidthesergeant,butnotveryenthusiastically.Hewasstillwonderingabouthissuperiorofficer’ssexlife.

           ButVimeswasinthekindofmoodthatdidn’tneedencouragement.

           "Hah!"heshouted,atthedarkalleyways."Don’likeit,eh?Tasteofyour,your,yourownmedicinethingy.Well,nowyoucanbootleinyourtrems!"Hethrewtheemptybottleintotheair.

           "Twoo’clock!"heyelled."Andall’sweeeellll!"