Chapter 17 IN A BALCONY

Bewilderment and consternation, working in the man, first struck him dumb, aghast, and witless, then found expression in an involuntary gasp that was more than half of wondering fear, the remainder rage slipping its leash entirely:

"What?"

He advanced a pace with threatening mien.

Overshadowed though he was, P. Sybarite stood his ground wi