“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?”