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hastly； just the same。 Notice anything about them； Edgebe？〃
I had seen the man naked in the shower； and I'd noticed； all right； I knew just what he was talking about。 〃They're all broken up。 Latticed； almost。〃
〃You know what that means？〃
〃Somebody whopped the living hell out of him when he was a kid；〃 I said。 〃Before he grew。〃
〃But they didn't manage to whop the devil out of him； did they； Edgebe？ Should have spared the rod and just drowned him in the river like a stray kitten； don't you think？〃
I suppose it would have been politic to simply agree and get out of there； but I couldn't。 I'd seen him。 And I'd felt him； as well。 Felt the touch of his hands。
〃He's 。。。 strange；〃 I said。 〃But there doesn't seem to be any real violence in him。 I know how he was found； and it's hard to jibe that with what I see； day in and day out； on the block。 I know violent men； Mr。 Hammersmith。〃 It was Wharton I was thinking about； of course； Wharton strangling Dean Stanton with his wrist…chain and bellowing Whoooee； boys！ Ain't this a party； now？
He was looking at me closely now； and smiling a little； incredulous smile that I didn't care for very much。 〃You didn't e up here to get an idea about whether or not he might have killed some other little girls somewhere else；〃 he said。 〃You came up here to see if I think he did it at all。 That's it； isn't it？ 'Fess up； Edgebe。〃
I swallowed the last of my cold drink； put the bottle down on the littl
