Walter smiled, then gently contradicted her.
No, dear, you speak Southern American. And that is quite a different language altogether. Almost as mind-boggling as the grunts and snorts of his”âhe glanced at Karlâ
mothertongue.”
Oh,” Tammy said.
Hochnasig Esel,”
Karl insulted him with a smile.
I don't even want to know what that means,” Tammy said.
It means supercilious ass,” Jon said, glancing at his watch. It was almost four o'clock in the morning.
You people get some sleep,” he told them.
I'll stand watch here in the den. Tomorrow . . . or rather, today, we'll assign watch shifts among us.”
You are thinking the Links might return this night?” Lewis asked.
The mercenary smiled.
They've been prowling around the edges of the estate for hours. You just didn't know what to listen for.”
Don't gloat so, Jon,” the Englishman said.
It isn't becoming at all.”
Gloat all you wish, Jon,” the German said.
Pudding-Pie there”âhe jerked a massive, hamlike hand at Walterâ
owes you his life twenty times over. You've earned the right to boast.”