"Got The Four Faces down on you, and made them set on killing you."
"Whom do you mean by 'The Four Faces'?"
"Why, the men and womenyou know them; Gastrell, Stapleton, and the restthe gang known as The Four Faces."
"Why are they known as 'The Four Faces'?"
"Because there are four heads, each being known as 'The Fat Face,' 'The Long Face,' 'The Thin Face,' and 'The Square Face.' And each head has four others of the gang directly under his or her orders."
"And Gastrell and Stapleton are 'faces'?"
"Yes."
"But Gastrell is dead."
"Dead? Gastrell? Impossible!"
"Yes. Go on."