“I ought to be excited.”

“Why?”

“I may say that I came near croaking,” said Cook.

“How?”

“Mister Ajeeb would have cooked my little goose if I did not leave his neighborhood when I did,” replied Enoch.

“You talk in riddles.”

“I found Ajeeb.”

“And tracked him to his lair?”

“Yes.”

“Did you see Stolburst?”