"on the street just outside. dere was a bunch of dem spielin' togedder, and i hears dem say you was in here. dere ain't no ways out but de front, so dey ain't hurryin'. dey just reckon to pike along upstairs, peekin' inter each room till dey find you. an' dere's a bunch of dem goin' to wait on de street in case youse beat it past down de stairs while de odder guys is rubberin' for youse. gee, ain't dis de limit!"