It's almost as hard to learn anything of him as it is to find out anything about McGurk." "What you doing ?" asked the boy, keen with suspicion.

"Making a study of them two for a book ?" He wiped a damp forehead.
"Take it from me, lady, it ain't healthy to join up them two even in talk!" "Is there any harm in words ?" The boy was so upset for some unknown reason that he rose and paced up and down the room.
"Lots of harm in fool words." He sat down again, and seemed a little anxious to explain his unusual conduct.
"Ma'am, suppose you had a well plumb full of nitroglycerin in your back yard; suppose there was a forest fire comin' your way from all sides; would you like to have people talk about nitroglycerin and that forest fire meeting?
Even the talk would give you chills.

That's the way it is with Pierre and McGurk.

When they meet there's going to be a fight that'll stop the hearts of the people that have to look on." Mary smiled to cover her excitement.
"But are they coming your way ?" The question seemed to infuriate young Jack, who cried: "Ain't that a fool way of talkin'?
Lady, they're coming everyone's way.

You never know where they'll start from or where they'll land.